Famous Nigerian social media influencer, activist, critic, and philanthropist Martins Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkMan on Friday, 26 December, 2025 confirmed receiving gifts of $100,000 (N150 million) from Grammy award winner and Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy, writes thegazellenews.com.
Very Dark Man, who confirmed the gift from Burna Boy on Friday, 26 December, 2025 via his Facebook page, said the money which translates to N150 million will be used to give a lease of life to the less privileged, specifically to prisoners who are in jail because of their inability to pay fines and patients who are unable to clear their hospital bills.
According to him, the money will be shared equally between the prisoners and patients. While N75 million will be used to pay prisoners’ fines, the remaining N75 million will be used to clear the bills of patients in government-owned hospitals.
The social media influencer also use the opportunity to thank Burna Boy for the kind gesture.
The post reads: “Thank you Burna Boy for this kind gesture. God bless you. And thank you for trusting me with this money, believing that I will carry out this project.
“BURNA BOY JUST GAVE ME $100,000 equivalent of N150 million to give a new lease of life to some people, that is to people that have been in prison for years because they are unable to pay their fines. A lot of people are in prison because they can’t pay, 300k,50k,30k etc.
“A lot of them will be getting a fresh 2026 as $50, 000 USD, equivalent of 75 million naira, will be going for their freedom while the other $50, 000 USD which is another 75 million naira will be going for clearing of hospital bills for some people in the government/public hospitals.
“The money is in my custody, while we do proper documentation for their release. 75 million naira will go to freeing prisoners and 75 million naira will go for hospital bills.
“I intend to collect all fined prisoners data of all 36 states so that the money meant for the fines can go round, likewise hospital payments….
“Thank you Burna Boy for this kind gesture. God bless you. And thank you for trusting me with this money, believing that I will carry out this project”.
