Activist Martins "Verydarkman (VDM)" Otse has hit back at Omoyele Sowore's public support for Linus "Blord" Ifejirika, who was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre on Wednesday until 27 April. Blord faces charges of criminal conspiracy, impersonation, and unauthorised use of VDM's identity. Sowore, 55, condemned the detention in a social media post, stating, "No one should celebrate the incarceration of any person under the colour of law." He said he had instructed his lawyer, Marshal D F Abubakar, to disengage from the case and pledged to push for its discontinuation.
In response, VDM took to Instagram on Thursday, issuing a direct warning to Sowore. "If you are truly your father's son, Omoyele Sowore, try what Blord did, use my picture on a billboard or to promote anything without my approval, I'll send you to prison," he said. VDM accused Sowore of harbouring resentment, claiming Sowore believed he had taken over his activism role. He stressed that despite being seen as less powerful, he ensured Blord's arrest in a system where influence often shields people from consequences.
Sowore reaffirmed his stance on Facebook, declaring, "Freedom must never be negotiable. #FreeBLord."
VDM's threat to Sowore isn't about protecting his image—it's a power play using the justice system as a personal enforcement tool. That a self-described "online watchdog" can land a high-profile figure in Kuje on identity charges while name-dropping connections and poverty as badges of moral superiority speaks more to Nigeria's broken legal culture than to any triumph of accountability. Sowore's vow to fight the case changes nothing unless it challenges the deeper norm: that anyone with enough clout can weaponise the courts against their enemies.
