VeryDarkMan reportedly arrested at GTBank premises

Martins Vincent Otse, better known by his online moniker VeryDarkMan, has reportedly been taken into custody by security operatives from the premises of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Abuja,  after he publicly raised concerns over what he described as unauthorized deductions from his mother’s account.

According to a report by SaharaReporters, legal representative Barrister Deji Adeyanju confirmed the arrest on Friday, explaining that officers from the Nigeria Police Force detained his client at Area 3, Abuja.

According to reports, the arrest came after Otse accused the bank of repeatedly debiting his mother’s account to repay loans she never obtained.

Adeyanju stated, “My client, VeryDarkMan, was arrested today in Abuja by the Nigerian police. His only offence was speaking out about suspicious and repeated debits from his mother’s GTBank account for loans she never took.”

Before his arrest, the influencer had posted videos and messages across his social media pages, voicing his frustrations over multiple unexplained withdrawals from his mother’s GTBank account.

In a widely circulated post, Otse shared that he and his mother had visited a GTBank branch in Abuja to seek clarification and to request her account statement.

“Myself 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,” he wrote.

“We 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 cooperating—hopefully, we’ll know why they keep doing this.”

The incident echoes a similar situation reported on April 14, 2025, when another customer, Ariyo Ahmed Adewale, alleged that GTBank was behind his arrest following a protest inside one of its Lagos branches over missing funds.

Ariyo recounted discovering over ₦2 million in unauthorized transactions from his account, reportedly linked to the e-commerce platform Jumia—a service he insisted he had never used.

“On Saturday, the 7th of last week, I discovered that N2,000,000 had been debited from my GTBank account without my authorisation,” Ariyo said.

“As soon as I noticed the transaction, I immediately called GTBank customer care to report the incident and request that my account be blocked. Unfortunately, before they could act, the unauthorised transactions had already increased.”

He explained that the bank attributed the transactions to purchases made using his debit card on Jumia, a claim he disputed.
“I have never used Jumia in my life. I didn’t authorise any purchases or payments, and my card was with me the entire time. My phone was also with me—nobody else had access to it,” he said.

Seeking answers, Ariyo said he went to the Kosofe branch of GTBank to obtain his account statement but met resistance from bank staff.

He added that officers from Alapere police station advised him to file a formal complaint and consult his lawyer to submit a petition regarding the issue.

(SAHARA REPORTERS)