Social media commentator, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has claimed that over ₦180 million was stolen from his NGO’s account following a hacking incident.
Otse addressed the incident in an Instagram video On Friday, revealing that the funds had been diverted to an unknown account.
In an Instagram post on Friday, VDM shared that the incident left him distressed but that he and the police are actively working to recover the stolen funds.
“I’m at the airport. I’ll be honest: I have not been myself over the past few days. I am here with an officer, and we are on our way to Jos,” VDM stated.
“The NGO money—somebody hacked into the NGO website, and I don’t know how they did it, but 180 million is missing. Thankfully, we’ve tracked the person and are heading to Jos. They’ve already arrested one suspect, so I’m sharing this now.”
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The 30-year-old social media critic explained that he had to temporarily shut down the NGO’s app for maintenance to prevent further breaches. He also promised to keep his followers updated on the situation.
VeryDarkMan added, “I’m excited because the account has been put on PND. The account currently holds N20 million, but N160 million has been diverted to another account. We are heading there now to see how I can recover the money. I just wanted to update you all.
“I even had to shut down the app so people wouldn’t notice what’s happening. But let me be honest with everyone—I hope to get the money back. I couldn’t get a regular ticket because flights were full, so I had to book business class. I’ll keep you updated soon,” he noted.
In October, NaijaTimesusa has reported that Very Dark Man launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative. Within just 24 hours, the NGO raked over N33 million in donations from ‘generous’ Nigerians. Days later, Don Jazzy also contributed N100 million to the cause. Following which VDM later announce that over N200 million had been raised.
