In a twist no one saw coming, a simple ₦100 donation turned into Nigeria’s latest online firestorm.
Anita Chinwe Ihebinike, an ordinary Nigerian, sent the small sum to VeryDarkMan’s NGO on October 25, 2025. What she captured next left the internet speechless.
Her phone screen showed the account balance: ₦241,993,236.50 - before her ₦100 even hit.
She posted the screenshots on Facebook, laughing at how fast the system updated. Within 57 seconds, her name and amount appeared live on the NGO’s website.
But the real shock wasn’t the speed. It was the money.
VeryDarkMan real name Martins Vincent Otse has spent a year begging for small donations to fund rural school projects. Yet here was nearly a quarter-billion naira sitting quietly.
X users pounced. “Hustle gone wrong,” one wrote. Another asked: “Why beg if you’re this loaded?”
The activist fired back the same day, October 28. In a heated video, he flaunted live transaction logs. “Only NGO in the world showing every kobo in real time,” he bragged.
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He’s not wrong. The custom app, linked to Zenith Bank, displays every credit and debit instantly. No other charity in Nigeria does this.
Still, doubters remain. “Website can be faked,” one X user sneered. “Show the raw bank statement.”
This isn’t VDM’s first transparency drama. Last year, he claimed hackers stole ₦180 million, only to admit it was a prank days later. Trust took a hit.
But the numbers don’t lie. From Don Jazzy’s ₦100 million to thousands of ₦500 transfers, the funds have grown steadily since the NGO launched in October 2024.
Anita never meant to start a scandal. She just wanted proof the system worked.
Now, her ₦100 has become the most expensive donation in Nigerian NGO history.
As the debate rages, one thing is clear: VeryDarkMan’s biggest flex isn’t the money. It’s the fact that anyone, anywhere, can watch it move.
Whether that’s genius transparency or a clever distraction, only time will tell.
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