Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has issued a public apology following his altercation with comedian Freedom Atsepoyi (Mr Jollof) aboard a United Nigeria Airlines flight, an incident that caused delays and drew widespread criticism.
In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday, Otse admitted fault, saying he accepts “full responsibility” for the disruption.
“I would really like to apologise for what happened yesterday on the United Nigerian Airlines. What happened yesterday was not supposed to happen, and I will take full responsibility for it,” he said.
He expressed concern for passengers whose schedules were affected by the delay.
“A lot of people on that flight had important things to do, but because of that little irresponsibility from my end, their flight was delayed. Some people might have had medical emergencies, and some had business contracts to sign. I don’t know what that little delay would have cost them, and I really want to apologise,” Otse added.
The influencer also extended his apology to everyone aboard the aircraft, “all the mothers, all the daddies, all the uncles, all the younger ones”, including the pilot and flight crew.
Otse admitted that the incident was avoidable and reflected poorly on him.
“Looking back at what happened yesterday, I really didn’t like that part. Even though some people saw everything as a cruise on social media, I acted irresponsibly,” he said.
Although he declined to make an absolute promise, he assured Nigerians that such scenes would never be repeated in public spaces.
“I cannot guarantee that it will not happen again. I can only guarantee that it will not happen on the plane, on the bus or in a public place that will stop people from going to their destination,” he stated. “But I am really, really sorry for yesterday.”
DAILY GAZETTE earlier reported that both VeryDarkMan and Mr Jollof may face criminal prosecution over the confrontation, which occurred on Monday during boarding.
