Nigeria, March 6 -- Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo has taken legal action against social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).

She is filing a lawsuit demanding N1.1 billion in damages over alleged defamatory statements against her on social media.

The lawsuit, dated 3 March 2025, was filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja and made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday by Mercy's legal team, Law Corridor.

The Writ of Summons document accuses VDM of making "libellous, malicious, spiteful, malevolent, and grossly defamatory statements that impugn the image and character" of the singer.

This newspaper reported that allegations first stemmed from a public dispute between Mercy ...