FCT police deny knowledge of N180m theft claim by VeryDarkMan, say no investigation underway

SAHARA REPORTERS

SaharaReporters had on Friday reported that hackers reportedly infiltrated the account of VeryDarkMan, and stole about N180 million.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Abuja has stated that it is not aware of nor investigating the alleged disappearance of N180 million from the account of a Non-Governmental Organisation owned by social media commentator, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan.

SaharaReporters had on Friday reported that hackers reportedly infiltrated the account of VeryDarkMan, and stole about N180 million.   Otse revealed the breach via his Instagram account, confirming that a suspect had already been apprehended in connection with the crime.   According to Otse, the hacked account has been placed on PND (Payment Network Disconnection), and while N160 million was diverted to an undisclosed account, the balance of N20 million remains within the compromised account.   This security breach comes shortly after Otse launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative in October, which raised over N35million in donations within hours.   Not long after, he received a generous N100million contribution from renowned music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy.   Otse said, “Alright. So I’m at the airport, I’ll be honest with you guys. For the past few days, I’ve not been myself. I am here with Officer Joe, and we are going to Jos.   “The NGO money, somebody hacked into the NGO website, and I don’t know how they did it. And N180 million naira is missing. So but we have, thank God we have tracked the person and we are on our way to Jos.”

When contacted on Saturday, the FCT Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, clarified that the command was not involved in the matter.

“The FCT Police Command is not aware of any case involving VDM’s missing funds and is not conducting any investigation into it. The individual in question should be contacted to clarify where the matter was reported, as there is no record of such a case with the FCT Police Command,” she said in her conversation with PUNCH.