A Nigerian social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse (popularly known as VeryDarkMan), alleges that insecurity in Nigeria is carried out by security and government personnel rather than unidentified “unknown gunmen.” He makes the claims during remarks at the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
VeryDarkMan says there are checkpoints across the country, including police checkpoints along routes such as the Lagos-to-Abuja corridor via the Lokoja axis. He argues kidnappings still occur on such routes and suggests this is facilitated by information exchanged after vehicles pass checkpoints. He further contends that the “unknown gunmen” are actually members of the military, immigration, customs and related actors, describing them as unknown only to the public.
Both outlets report the same core allegation and the same event context, with differing emphasis on named agencies. Daily Post Nigeria highlights the broad claim that military, police and immigration are involved, while Nigerian Eye similarly attributes the “unknown gunmen” label to military, immigration and customs officials. Neither source provides independent verification or response from the accused parties.
