- A video shared by VeryDarkMan, documenting his visit to Yelwata in Benue State after a deadly attack has continued to spark online reactions.
- While the emotional footage has prompted several celebrities to lend their voices and urge government action, it has also attracted backlash from some quarters.
A video shared by popular social media figure Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, documenting his visit to Yelwata in Benue State after a deadly attack has continued to spark online reactions.
While the emotional footage has prompted several celebrities to lend their voices and urge government action, it has also attracted backlash from some quarters. Social media critic Oriretan Honour has openly condemned VeryDarkMan’s involvement, accusing him of using the tragedy to gain attention.
Oriretan drew parallels with the online activist’s previous involvement in the case of late singer Mohbad, suggesting a recurring pattern of using high-profile tragedies for publicity. He also claimed that some celebrities joining the conversation about the Benue killings were doing so not out of genuine concern, but as a way to remain relevant in the spotlight.
“It is unwise how VDM is chasing clout with Benue’s killings, shedding fake tears, pains. More unwise how he has turned death of over 200 ppl into content, acting to trend, gather fans, like he did with Mohbad. Sad, celebs are now jumping in to stay releveant. Praying for bad things to happen to get content. After posting many will move on within 24 hours. No action, nothing,” he wrote.
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See some comments below:
@Princess Gift:”Oriretan no make me vex for u oo… Honestly on this if u can’t say anything good please keep quiet on the benue killing,, fake tears or not from VDM at least his video was more powerful, he spoke out to help everyone in that state… Stop some nonsense talk sometimes… Abeg.”
@Magdaline Dung:”You’re the one chasing clout with this post.”
@Abiodun Ushokhai:”Everybody dey clap for monkey but dem forget sey, na trees wey near each other dey make am dey perform skills. Na because sey dis otondo get phone and data dey make am reckless.”
@Amb Nwiluka Clara:”You be goat, if VDM didn’t visit there you and I wouldn’t have known what really happened.”
@Asogwa Uchebest:”Only those mature in reasoning will understand that this guy is making sense here.”
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