•Bayo Onanuga accuses Martins Vincent Otse of spreading misleading content on X.
The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over an audio clip circulating online that is purportedly linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, accused the influencer of circulating false information in a post on X on Wednesday. “This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform,” Onanuga wrote.
The reaction followed comments by an X user identified as Aneex, who questioned claims that the voice in the recording belonged to the president, describing the clip as “cheap propaganda” and accusing VDM of exploiting public sentiment to spread misleading content.
The controversy has prompted widespread discussion on social media, with users debating the recording’s authenticity and raising concerns about the rapid spread of unverified information online.
