Social media critic VeryDarkMan, whose real name is Martin Vincent Ortse, has finally broken his silence after reports emerged that he lost over 13,000 Instagram followers in the wake of his comments on the ongoing P-Square family feud. The dispute involves twin Afrobeats brothers Peter and Paul Okoye and their elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye.
VDM Reacts to Follower Drop
In a video posted to his Instagram page on August 10, VDM responded after a friend informed him that a blog had reported the follower drop. Far from expressing any remorse, he laughed off the numbers with characteristic bluntness.
"13,000 people. I thought I would have lost about 1 million by now, or 2 million," he said in the video. "Then I asked myself a question: what are the 13,000 people doing for me? I do more for you. I tell you what's happening. I create awareness for you. I help most of you. [expletive] all of you."
VDM Dares Followers to Leave
VeryDarkMan went further, dismissing the idea that follower counts hold any real power over him. He drew comparisons to a previous incident in 2023, arguing that coordinated unfollowing campaigns had only made him stronger in the past.
"Do you know that if by mistake you people are not able to beat me, I become more powerful and more influential? It happened in 2023... I became more influential every other time that you gathered against me," he said.
VeryDarkMan also took aim at content creators who, in his view, fade into irrelevance after trending topics die down, insisting he delivers consistent value to his audience regardless of the numbers.
VDM's Caption Mocks the Backlash
The caption VDM attached to the video carried the same unapologetic tone, dripping with sarcasm. He wrote: "13,000 13 thousand people have unfollowed me so far……Nigerians I am sorry, I made a terrible mistake, forgive me, 13 thousand people that have been giving me promotions and advertising, I am sorry."
He followed up with a second line: "If 1 million no unfollow me then una never reach." In a third caption, he addressed the publicity angle directly, writing: "Same verydarkman when ban blogs from posting him….make gossipmill, instablog and Lindaikeji post my videos then you go understand…….I DONT NEED THAT PUBLICITY BABY I AM god."
VDM Withdraws from P-Square Feud
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that social media activist VeryDarkMan announced his withdrawal from the ongoing P-Square family saga after alleging that Peter Okoye attempted to use him in the dispute. He explained in a video that he apportioned 40% of the blame to Jude Okoye for refusing to step down as manager, while assigning the remaining 60% across Peter, his wife, and others involved.
VDM also dismissed claims that Peter confided in him, insisting he was being unfairly targeted by critics before declaring the matter closed.
