The Department of State Services (DSS) has interrogated social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over a leaked video tied to an ongoing coup trial.
The questioning followed an order by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who directed an investigation into how the restricted footage found its way into public circulation.
The video had been tendered as evidence in the trial of suspects accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, a case linked to arrests made in 2024.
During court sittings on June 23 and 24, 2026, Director of Public Prosecutions Rotimi Oyedepo informed the court that the restricted video was circulating on VeryDarkMan’s social media platforms, in breach of an earlier court order limiting its distribution.
Reacting to the development, VeryDarkMan said he was questioned for hours before being released early Thursday morning.
“I got home around 2 a.m. this morning after spending hours at the DSS office, where I was interrogated and investigated over a video I posted four days ago,” he said. “The investigation was reportedly ordered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. I was asked to explain how I obtained the video, and I told them the whole truth.”
The influencer denied responsibility for the leak, telling DSS operatives that as a public figure, his phone number is widely accessible. He added that he uses a Samsung device, which automatically saves incoming media files regardless of the sender’s identity, insisting he did not create the footage in question.
