Nigerian actress Toyin Abraham has come under fire from online critic Vincent Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over allegations that she had an online critic and his mother arrested.
News About Nigeria gathered that the controversy erupted when an X user, known as El Jefe, claimed that Abraham orchestrated the arrest of his mother.
According to El Jefe, Toyin Abraham called on the police to arrest him for allegedly “cyber-bullying” her and her son.
Using a phone number, the police obtained his details and tracked his family’s residence.
They then traced El Jefe’s mother’s shop in Egbeda and detained the elderly woman along with her daughter.
El Jefe, who was not present at the time, reached out to his friend Ayo, who was reportedly Abraham’s prime target, to relay the news and seek help.
Ayo (@47kasz) had previously tweeted on June 3, 2024, in response to an insult from Toyin Abraham, in which she cursed him with the words “e no go better for you.”
When Ayo arrived at the scene, he was detained while the mother and daughter were released.
I was patiently waiting for an update and when I got a call back, she said it’s for cyber crime that I bullied a celebrity online that’s why they traced the number to the user. They didn’t meet the intended accused so they picked mom and my sister up pic.twitter.com/Vt5irRh4rC
Nigeria police said I bullied Toyin Abraham and her son, they were showing my pictures to my family which I never did! Toyin called the station while the situation was going on and specified I never bullied but @47kasz did allegedly
However, Toyin Abraham has vehemently denied the rumours, stating that she did not illegally arrest anyone.
Despite her denial, the news of her actions spread quickly, prompting VDM to address the issue.
In a video posted on his Instagram page, VDM criticised Abraham for her alleged actions.
He said, “If the reason you arrested the guy is this, to be honest, you have no shame, no class; this is a disgrace. The truth is that being a celebrity comes with a lot. Do you think because you are a celebrity, everyone will celebrate you? Not everyone will celebrate you.”
VDM went on to accuse Abraham of abusing her power, likening her actions to those of oppressors.
“You have started to learn oppressive moves from politicians and those big men; it’s an oppressive move, an abuse of power and influence,” he said.
He urged Abraham to release the detained individual, calling her actions an embarrassment to her brand. “Madam, please stop disgracing yourself; this is an embarrassment to your brand. Go and release that guy.”
In his caption, VDM further wrote, “@toyin_abraham as a celebrity you should know things like this will always happen. Instead of disgracing yourself like this, there are a lot of approaches. Have some class, and tomorrow you want people to watch your film??? Madam, release the boy if you are responsible; his mother is crying at the station.”
