Popular Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, has filed a ₦1.1 billion defamation lawsuit against controversial blogger Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The lawsuit stems from a series of social media posts in which VeryDarkMan allegedly made false and damaging accusations against Chinwo, claiming she was involved in a contractual dispute and the diversion of $345,000 linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, popularly known as EeZee Tee.
In the suit, filed by Chinwo’s lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the singer is asking the court to compel the blogger to delete the defamatory posts, issue a public retraction, and publish an apology across his social media platforms and in national newspapers.
The legal action highlights the growing tension between public figures and online influencers, underscoring the increasing use of legal channels to address reputation damage and online harassment in Nigeria’s digital space.