VDM Leads Airport to Military Base Protest as Security Questions Shake Abuja

A dramatic public movement unfolded in the capital as a popular activist and his supporters staged a coordinated march challenging Nigeria’s security situation and government spending.

(VeryDarkMan Leads Abuja Protest. Photo Credit: X.com)

Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan or VDM, rallied his Ratels supporters into a march from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the gates of the Nigerian Air Force Base.

He questioned the military's effectiveness despite a ₦407 billion budget, citing ongoing kidn@ppings of schoolchildren, sexual assaults and the behead!ng of a teacher amid b@nditry in northern regions.

Supporters who travelled from across Nigeria shielded him during the peaceful protest, chanting against the APC government and demanding accountability for security spending. No clashes were reported.

APC MUST GO ! APC MUST GO !! APC MUST GO !!! TINUBU MUST GO

VeryDarkMan and the rest of the ratels chats all over Abuja tonight after arriving from China 😂✊🏽✨ pic.twitter.com/4rLCHuPL1n
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) June 10, 2026