Martins Vincent Otse otherwise called VeryDarkMan, a prominent Nigerian social media influencer, has been arrested in Abuja by the Nigerian police on the orders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank).
The arrest follows his public complaints about unauthorized debits from his mother’s GTBank account, allegedly for loan repayments she didn’t take.
According to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, VeryDarkMan’s only “offense” was speaking out about the suspicious transactions.
Prior to his arrest, VeryDarkMan shared his concerns on social media, detailing his visit to a GTBank branch in Abuja to request an explanation and obtain his mother’s bank statement.
His words:
โMyself and my mom just arrived at GTBank to get an explanation for the constant debit from her account by GTBank in the name of loan repayments that she never took. In this year alone, see the amount of times she has been debited with different amounts.”
โWe have requested her bank statements so we know when the debiting started. So far, in this year alone, there have been more than seven debits on loan repayments. GTBank staff are cooperatingโhopefully, weโll know why they keep doing this.โ
A similar incident was reported on April 14, 2025, involving Ariyo Ahmed Adewale, who accused GTBank of orchestrating his arrest after he protested inside a Lagos branch over alleged unauthorized transactions exceeding โฆ2 million from his account.
Ariyo claimed the transactions were linked to Jumia, an online shopping platform he denies using. Despite reporting the incident to GTBank’s customer care and requesting his account be blocked, the unauthorized transactions continued.
Ariyo disputed GTBank’s claim that the transactions were made using his debit card on Jumia, stating he never used the platform and had his card and phone with him at all times.
When he visited the GTBank branch to request a detailed account statement, he faced resistance and was eventually advised to file a formal complaint and petition.
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