“I Begged Peter To Reach VDM After I Was Scammed Of $60,000” — Lady’s Claim Surfaces Right As VDM Admits Ignoring Peter Okoye
Just when the Peter Okoye and VeryDarkMan storyline seemed to be settling into “he said, he said” territory, a new claim has entered the chat this time from a lady alleging she lost $60,000 to scammers and says Peter Okoye personally tried to get VeryDarkMan involved to help her, only for her efforts to reach VDM to go nowhere.
What She’s Claiming
According to the lady’s account, circulating in a viral clip, she was scammed of $60,000 and reached out to Peter Okoye for help. She says Peter, in turn, tried to connect with VeryDarkMan on her behalf, believing his platform and track record of intervening in scam-related cases could help her situation. She claims she personally begged Peter to keep pushing to get VDM’s attention.
We have to be upfront here: beyond this circulating clip, there’s no independent verification of her scam claim, the exact timeline, or Peter’s specific involvement. It’s her account as presented, and neither Peter nor VDM has publicly addressed her story directly as of now.
The Timing Makes This One Interesting
What makes this claim land differently is that it surfaced right around the same period VeryDarkMan has been publicly explaining why he’s grown more cautious about taking Peter Okoye’s claims at face value. In a video posted to Instagram on August 7, VDM detailed how Peter had invited him to the Sheraton Hotel over a year ago for a lengthy, evidence-filled meeting about his dispute with Jude Okoye including a claim that rapper Phyno had also been defrauded by Jude and would testify as a witness. When VDM later ran into Phyno and mentioned this, the rapper reportedly denied any knowledge of being scammed, said he hadn’t spoken to Peter in years, and asked VDM to call Peter directly to clear it up. VDM has said that encounter was the moment his full confidence in Peter’s account began to waver.
Given that VDM has been openly walking back some of his earlier trust in Peter’s claims and has separately faced accusations from Cynthia Morgan that he switched to defending Jude after she declined a personal friendship with him it’s easy to see why a claim about him “ignoring” Peter’s outreach on this lady’s behalf would spread quickly right now. It fits neatly into the wider narrative already forming online about VDM’s shifting position in the saga.
VDM Isn’t Shy About Defending Himself Either
For his part, VDM has pushed back hard against critics accusing him of picking sides unfairly, insisting he’ll continue speaking on the matter regardless of backlash and comparing his role to his past involvement in the Mohbad case, where he says his persistence eventually shifted public narrative. He’s also urged Nigerians to stop dividing themselves into camps before hearing every side, pointing out that Peter, Paul, and Jude all believe they’ve been betrayed in their own way.
Wahala Network Take
Whether this particular $60,000 scam claim holds up to scrutiny or not, it’s landing at a moment where VDM’s credibility and his relationship with Peter are already under a microscope. With so many overlapping claims, denials, and shifting alliances swirling around this saga right now, it might be worth waiting for direct confirmation from either party before treating this one as settled fact. We’ll keep you posted.
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