Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, has denied claims linking him to a simmering dispute between social media personalities Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and content creator Mitchell Mukoro, also known as King Mitchy.
In a statement shared on Instagram on Saturday, Seyi Tinubu described allegations of an improper relationship or secret arrangements with King Mitchy as false, saying his name had been drawn into a feud in which he played no role.
Recall that the row escalated after King Mitchy announced that she had renovated a dilapidated school in six days, presenting the project as evidence that rapid change was possible with genuine intent.
Comments accompanying the announcement were widely read as veiled criticism of VeryDarkMan, who responded by accusing her of being deployed as a political pawn to polish the image of the Tinubu administration.
VeryDarkMan subsequently tagged the President’s son in online posts and alleged that both Seyi Tinubu and King Mitchy had threatened his life.
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Addressing the claims, Seyi Tinubu said his interaction with King Mitchy was limited to his philanthropic work.
He stated that he met her once in a public setting alongside others and provided financial support to her non-governmental organisation, adding that such assistance was consistent with his backing of youth-led initiatives across the country.
A follow-up meeting to review the impact of the donation had been planned, he said, but did not take place due to ill health. “There has never been a private encounter, no secret arrangement, and no impropriety of any kind,” Tinubu added.
He accused VeryDarkMan of exploiting a dispute to attack his reputation and that repeating allegations did not make them factual.
“A feud I did not start, and in which I have played no part, has been used as a vehicle to insert my name into a narrative without basis in truth,” he wrote.
Furthermore, the President's son clarified he would not be intimidated by what he described as fictional narratives, stressing that charitable support should not be politicised or weaponised.
He ended by calling for restraint and a return to responsible public discourse, insisting that Nigeria “needs builders, not bullies.”