VeryDarkMan and Davido’s Feud Explained: From the Mohbad Campaign to Zlatan’s Wedding Video

A video of Davido singing along to Zlatan Ibile’s Inferno at a wedding celebration in Morocco brought his strained relationship with social media activist VeryDarkMan back into public view.

The lyric mentions someone named Vincent, and VeryDarkMan, whose name is Martins Vincent Otse, took it as a dig at him. By the time the clip circulated, the two had already reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram.

The dispute had been building for months. In July, VeryDarkMan, popularly known as VDM, linked the fallout to an alleged N50 million offer to campaign for Davido’s uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke.

In November, he traced the breakdown to his campaign for answers over the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, News About Nigeria reports.

How Davido and VeryDarkMan became friends

The two were publicly on friendly terms by October 2023, when VDM visited Lagos. In a video from that period reported by Daily Post, VDM credited Davido with booking his hotel room.

VDM later said Davido followed him on social media in early 2024 and that he went on to support and promote some of the singer’s music.

By July 2026, VDM was publicly disputing claims that Davido had paid for the trip or donated to his NGO. He said he had covered his own flight and accommodation and explained that his earlier comments about the hotel had been made for entertainment.

His two accounts differ, and neither side has publicly produced payment records that establish who paid.

In the same period, VDM said Davido and people around him had invited him to meet Adeleke and offered him N50 million to support the governor politically.

He said he turned down the offer and linked that decision to the cooling of their friendship. The alleged offer remains unverified. Davido and Adeleke have given no direct public response to it in the reports reviewed for this story.

How Zlatan and Kokopee became involved

On 29 October, Peruzzi, Zlatan and Shoday released Inferno. In his verse, Zlatan uses the name Vincent in a sexual joke that listeners connected to VDM’s previous public comments. VDM took the line personally. Zlatan has given no public confirmation that it was written about him.

Around the same time, content creator Kokopee, a friend of VDM, said he had tried to mend the relationship by passing messages between the two men.

He said VDM felt betrayed and claimed Davido had contacted him directly. Davido reportedly responded with a cap emoji, a common shorthand for calling something false or exaggerated.

The singer gave no explanation of which part of Kokopee’s account he disputed. By 31 October, Davido and VDM had reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram.

The wedding footage drew Davido more directly into the exchange. At the welcome party for Zlatan and Davita Lamai’s wedding in Marrakech, Davido was filmed singing along to the line VDM had taken as an insult.

VDM criticised Davido over the clip and mocked Zlatan’s wedding publicity and music promotion. The footage shows Davido singing the lyric. He has given no public explanation of his intent.

On 4 November, Zlatan posted on X about someone getting a taste of their own medicine. VDM responded and shared a studio preview of a diss track reported as On My Knees.

The teaser used Zlatan’s signature slang and billed the track as featuring him. There is no confirmed evidence that Zlatan took part in the recording, and an official release of the full track could not be verified as of 12 November.

What VDM alleged about Mohbad and a WhatsApp group

In a video reported by Legit.ng on 5 November, VDM said the push for answers over Mohbad’s death had helped bring him and Davido together and later became a source of distrust.

He said that after his arrest in 2024, he came across a WhatsApp group in 2025 where entertainment figures, including people he associated with Davido, allegedly discussed having him arrested over his activism.

VDM said he tried repeatedly to reach Davido for an explanation. No authenticated chat record has emerged in the reporting reviewed for this story that establishes Davido was in the group, knew what was discussed or directed anyone to seek VDM’s arrest.

In July 2025, a Lagos coroner ruled out homicide or foul play in Mohbad’s death and recommended the prosecution of the nurse who administered an injection to him.

In September 2026, the family’s lawyer said the Inspector-General of Police had approved a fresh investigation.

The lawyer’s announcement concerned the circumstances of Mohbad’s death. VDM’s claims about the WhatsApp group remain unverified.

Where the feud stands

In the latest substantive exchange reported on 8 November, VDM challenged Zlatan to deny that he had sent other celebrities to intervene privately. VDM said he could name the people involved. Their participation has yet to be independently confirmed.

As of 12 November, there was no confirmed reconciliation. Davido’s reported emoji reply addressed Kokopee’s account without elaboration, and the singer has yet to give a detailed public response to VDM’s allegations about the political offer or the WhatsApp group.