A Nigerian man has taken to social media to protest the arrest of popular influencer VeryDarkMan at a Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) branch in Abuja by withdrawing all his money from GTBank, labeling the bank’s action as a serious mistake.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), the man demanded the immediate release of VeryDarkMan and requested GTBank to vacate Nigeria if the influencer is not freed.
VeryDarkMan was reportedly arrested at a GTBank branch in Abuja after accompanying his mother to protest against unauthorized debits on her account, despite not having any loans. As of the time of filing this report, neither GTBank nor the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially responded to the incident.
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But in a video shared online, VeryDarkMan’s brother claimed the police arrested him inside the bank, leaving their mother in tears.
Reacting to the arrest, the protesting customer wrote:
“Just moved all my money out of GTBank. Arresting VDM was one of their greatest mistakes. #FreeVDM or get out of Nigeria.”
The post has since gone viral, attracting reactions from many Nigerians online.
See some reactions from netizens below:
@IamSpecial_Kay: “Are you sure you move or you need funds.
@Nuel_Modric: “Oga you no move anything jare, na your balance be that.”
@stakerszn: “Your book balance was 450 naira na be all your money when you move out of GTBank? Omo werey.”
@KingUbGentle: “It’s time we show them who be the real owners of Nigeria. This is our land . We will not lose it to criminals.”
@Iam_jahbwai: “Moving money to another bank controlled by the same CBN is a total waste. Take the money out and invest it into something instead but moving it to another bank na the same corporation hahaha.”
@omobadebayo02: “Gtbank is so useless. Person send me 10k yesterday, them comot #400 immediately! Lai payan funmi.”
@friday_ibezim: “You are a staff or a petty trader that’s why you won’t understand why they reacted the way they did, a brand is like a child that you nurtured and raised with love you can’t tolerate any attack on her no matter how little it may seem.”
@magicfingers07: “Nigerians and clout you think moving funds between banks is that easy. You think banking with Nigeria banks you’re doing them a favor. They’re the ones doing you favors by helping you keep your money. Their money don’t come from your savings account. Operate a business account”
