Controversial social media commentator, Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) has announced the start of a nationwide project that involves cleaning communities across Nigeria.

Under the banner of the Ratel Movement, they will commence monthly sanitisation of communities from Saturday, November 29, 2025.

He announced in a social media post on Wednesday, September 24, emphasizing that the agenda behind the initiative is to tackle environmental decay and promote patriotism among Nigerian youths.

“Starting from the 29th of November, 2025, which will be on a Saturday, we the Ratel Movement are taking over Nigeria, we are shutting down this country.

“That being said, we are not shutting down in terms of violence; we are shutting it down in terms of impact,” he said.

VDM explained that the activities would include cleaning public spaces, clearing drainages, rehabilitating school facilities, and other grassroots community services.

“We are going to start what has never been seen before in Nigeria. We are going to be moving from just being on social media claiming to be Ratels to presenting ourselves in real life and impacting our society,” he said.