A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of social commentator, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan for his “criminal defamation” of the reputation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo.

The warrant for his arrest was issued by Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna of the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja on Thursday, March 13.

The magistrate ordered the Nigeria Police Force together other law enforcement agencies to arrest and produce the influencer in court to answer the allegations leveled against him after a failed appearance.

Deji Adeyanju who represented VeryDarkMan appealed to the magistrate to reconsider the bench warrant after promising he would produce his client in court.

Iyanna, however, rejected the proposal and insisted that VeryDarkMan be produced in court by security agencies.

The bench warrant comes after VDM alleged the gospel singer was involved in a contractual dispute and the purported diversion of $345,000 linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, also known as Eezee Tee.

Mercy Chinwo furnished the court with documentary evidence, including emails and payment receipts, to substantiate that VDM’s allegations were not only entirely false but damning and injurious to her public image and reputation.

NBA