Stanley Ontop Accuses Mercy Chinwo of Orchestrating VeryDarkMan’s Arrest
Popular Nigerian film producer Stanley Ajemba, widely known as Stanley Ontop, has alleged that gospel singer Mercy Chinwo was behind the recent arrest of controversial social media figure VeryDarkMan (VDM)—not GTBank, as widely speculated. In a Sunday Instagram post, Stanley Ontop dismissed the initial narrative that VDM’s arrest was orchestrated by GTBank after a dispute at one of its branches. Instead, he pointed fingers at Chinwo, accusing her and religious institutions of weaponizing law enforcement agencies to silence critics. “GTBank had no hand in VDM’s arrest on their premises. The real person behind it is Mercy Chinwo,” Ajemba wrote.“Religious institutions have become like government bodies, leveraging the police, EFCC, and military to intimidate people. Mercy Chinwo is the issue here, not GTBank.” VDM was reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 2, following his visit to a GTBank branch alongside his mother to report unauthorized deductions from her account. The DAILY POST confirmed that EFCC officials took him into custody at the bank. The situation has sparked widespread speculation and debate online, with critics calling out what they perceive as the increasing use of legal institutions to clamp down on dissent. As of the time of filing this report, Mercy Chinwo has not responded publicly to the allegations. The EFCC and GTBank have also not issued any official statements regarding their roles in the matter.