Social media critic Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, and businessman Blord, whose real name is Linus Williams Ifejika, have continued to trend over their ongoing iPhone 17 price war, with some Nigerians involving the US tech company Apple Inc.

Legit.ng reports that the drama began after VeryDarkMan called out Blord for allegedly trying to scam Nigerians by selling a refurbished iPhone XR as the newly released iPhone 17 Pro.

While Blord quoted his price at N400,000, VeryDarkMan stated that Nigerians could get it at a lesser price.

The heated exchange between VeryDarkMan and Blord has seen some netizens asking if Apple could take action against the duo.

A netizen tweet on VDM and Blord's price war:

All the phones that BLord, VDM, and the likes are selling are fake. Apples do not sell such

I am thinking if Apple will sue them

— Francis Imariabe Junior (@imariabe_jnr) October 14, 2025

Apple Inc. Suppose sue Blord and VDM. 🎯

— Kris (@Kris900000) October 14, 2025

A man identified as Dr. Paul Ezike in a viral video stated that Apple could sue Blord, VeryDarkMan, and others promoting upgraded iPhones if their acts were reported to the company.

"Intellectual property infringement, trademark violation, and counterfeiting someone else's brand without their permission is an international crime," he said.

He further claimed that the US tech company could also arrest all users of the cloned iPhones.

"Make sure person doesn't go report to Apple. Blord and others should get your lawyers to do the needful. Nobody gave you permission," he said in part.