Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been conferred with the traditional title “Atayese Oodua of Nigeria” by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, during a ceremony in Iwo, Osun State.
The title was bestowed on the activist following his visit to the monarch’s palace after a personal invitation from the traditional ruler.
Videos from the ceremony, which have since gone viral on social media, showed VeryDarkMan dressed in traditional Aso Oke attire as he received the royal honour.
The conferment has generated widespread reactions online, with supporters and critics expressing varying opinions on the recognition.
Neither the palace nor VeryDarkMan has issued further details regarding the significance of the title beyond the ceremonial event.
