Popular cleric and Senior Pastor, Dr. Chris Okafor, is reportedly taking legal action against social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations of cyber harassment and defamation.
According to a statement attributed to Pastor Okafor’s legal representatives, the planned lawsuit arises from what they described as acts of cyber incitement, cyberbullying, cyber harassment, cyberstalking, criminal defamation and malicious impersonation allegedly carried out by VeryDarkMan in collaboration with a woman identified as Miss Chi.
The statement claimed that the online attacks against the cleric did not originate recently, alleging that they were initially sparked by Nollywood actress Doris Ogala and others described as her associates. However, the current legal action is said to be focused specifically on the alleged roles played by VeryDarkMan and Miss Chi in escalating and amplifying the claims against Pastor Okafor.
In the statement, Miss Chi’s allegations were dismissed as unfounded, with the legal team accusing her of fabricating a narrative allegedly aimed at exploiting the cleric’s reputation.
The statement from Pastor Okafor’s counsel, in part, reads:
“It has come to our notice, and that of the public, the cyber incitement, cyberbullying, cyber harassment, cyberstalking, criminal defamation and malicious impersonation allegedly perpetrated by Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and one Miss Chi. These acts form part of a series of cybercrimes and libellous publications against our client, Senior Pastor Dr. Chris Okafor.”
As of the time of filing this report, VeryDarkMan has not publicly responded to the allegations.
