Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has raised fresh concerns over an invitation reportedly extended to him by the police in Lagos, alleging that the development is an attempt to intimidate and silence him amid his ongoing allegations against Assistant Inspector-General of Police Olohundare Moshood Jimoh.
Reacting to the invitation, VDM questioned why he should submit himself to an investigation within a police structure headed at the zonal level by an officer against whom he has publicly raised serious allegations.
“Police in Lagos just sent me an invitation. This is the same Lagos under AIG Jimoh Moshood,” VDM said, arguing that the situation raises questions about impartiality.
Moshood Jimoh is currently the AIG in charge of the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Command, which oversees Lagos and Ogun states. He was promoted and redeployed to Zone 2 in March 2026 after serving as Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
VDM alleged that attempts had previously been made to persuade him to soften his position, claiming that his refusal had now resulted in efforts to bring him to Lagos, where he fears he could be arrested and detained.
“They have tried to get me on their side, and since I refused, they want to lure me to Lagos so they can arrest and detain me,” he alleged.
The activist further suggested—sarcastically—that his possible arrest could subsequently be followed by a police press conference portraying the authorities as having acted appropriately. These claims remain VDM’s allegations and have not been independently established.
The confrontation between VDM and Jimoh has intensified in recent weeks over the investigation surrounding businessman Hameed Tajudeen Akanbi and murder cases linked to the deaths of Sheriff Salami and Prince Ademola Akinloye. VDM has publicly accused Jimoh of wrongdoing in the handling of the investigation and challenged the senior police officer to respond to evidence he says supports his allegations.
However, Jimoh has also received public backing from civil-society groups that rejected VDM’s allegations, while separate media reports citing documents connected to the underlying land dispute have challenged aspects of the activist’s narrative.
VDM nevertheless insists that the matter should not be determined solely within the police hierarchy. He said he intends to escalate his complaints to institutions including the National Assembly, Senate, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Office of the National Security Adviser.
He also renewed his demand for answers concerning an individual he identified simply as “Bode” and called for the production of what he described as the original statements connected to the case.
“Jimoh Moshood, where is Bode? Jimoh Moshood, who is Bode? Present the first statements from Bariga and Fabo,” VDM demanded.
His call for the original statements echoes an earlier challenge in which he reportedly asked authorities to produce the suspects’ initial statements to test his allegations about how the murder investigation developed.
The controversy comes months after Jimoh assumed leadership of Zone 2 with a public pledge of zero tolerance for corruption, misconduct and human-rights violations. He also promised that officers found guilty of misconduct would face disciplinary action.
VDM maintains that those same principles of transparency and accountability should now apply to the questions he has raised.
“You are a public servant, and I want accountability,” he declared. “You must answer to my evidence. I cannot be intimidated.”
As the dispute escalates, the central questions remain unresolved: what exactly is the basis of the latest police invitation, which formation is conducting the investigation, and how will authorities address VDM’s demand for an independent examination of his allegations?
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