VeryDarkMan Apologises for In-Flight Scuffle With Mr Jollof, Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for Delay

Social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has issued a public apology following his in-flight altercation with comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely known as Mr Jollof, which caused delays on a United Nigeria Airlines flight.

In a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Otse said he took “full responsibility” for the disruption and admitted the confrontation should never have occurred.

“I would really like to apologise for what happened yesterday on the United Nigeria Airlines. What happened yesterday was not supposed to happen, and I will take full responsibility for it,” he said.

He expressed regret that the incident inconvenienced other passengers, noting that many may have missed important engagements.
“A lot of people on that flight had important things to do, but because of that little irresponsibility from my end, their flight was delayed. Some people might have had medical emergencies, and some had business contracts to sign. I don’t know what that little delay would have cost them, and I really want to apologise,” he added.

Otse apologised to passengers of all ages — “all the mothers, all the daddies, all the uncles, all the younger ones” — as well as the pilot and crew of the airline.

He further admitted the confrontation was avoidable and that he “acted irresponsibly,” despite some social media users treating the viral video as entertainment.

“Looking back at what happened yesterday, I really didn’t like that part. Even though some people saw everything as a cruise on social media, I acted irresponsibly,” he said.

While noting he could not “guarantee” such incidents would never occur again, Otse assured Nigerians it would not happen in public spaces where people’s movement could be disrupted.

“I cannot guarantee that it will not happen again. I can only guarantee that it will not happen on the plane, on the bus or in a public place that will stop people from going to their destination,” he said. “But I am really, really sorry for yesterday.”

PUNCH Online earlier reported that both VeryDarkMan and Mr Jollof may face criminal prosecution for their clash aboard the United Nigeria Airlines flight on Monday.