Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has called on the organisers of South African singer Tyla’s forthcoming concert in Lagos to cancel the event.
In a video shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday, VDM expressed concern over the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa and insisted that the concert should not go ahead.
He argued that the South African artiste should not be allowed to benefit from Nigerian fans while, according to him, some South Africans continue to show hostility towards Nigerians.
He said, “There will be no Tyla concert in Nigeria. It is not happening. This is a warning to the organizers and the show promoters bringing Tyla to Nigeria. That show is not happening.
“Not when Chidinma Adetshina is battling deportation in South African court. Now you want to bring in Tyla and sell tickets so that Tyla will make money off Nigerians. The same Nigerians that South Africans hate so much.
“This is a warning to you, if you go ahead with that show, we will come to the venue and we will bring the show down.”
Several Nigerians have called for a total boycott of the concert to retaliate the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
This comes on the heels of Tyla’s management releasing her world tour schedule, which includes a performance in Lagos on December 22, 2026.