Nigeria, March 14 -- The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of social media critic Martins 'VeryDarkMan (VDM)' Otse over alleged defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Chinwo initiated legal action against VDM, seeking N1.1 billion in damages over his alleged defamatory statements about her on social media.

The singer, through her legal team, Law Corridor, filed the lawsuit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alleging that VDM made defamatory remarks that were libellous, malicious, and damaging to her reputation and character.

However, in its Thursday report, Channels Television stated that Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna iss...