Toluwanisings: VDM Blames Nigerian Government for Singer's Death, "They Have Jets for Emergencies"

• VeryDarkMan reacted to the death of gospel singer Toluwanisings, who reportedly visited seven hospitals before he died

• The activist alleged that multiple hospitals turned the singer away due to a doctors' strike during his medical emergency 

• VDM argued that the Nigerian government's failure to maintain functional public healthcare directly cost the singer his life 

Activist and Ratel President Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, has lashed out at the Nigerian government following the death of gospel singer Toluwanisings, blaming the country's broken public healthcare system for what he described as a completely preventable tragedy. 

 In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, October 16, 2026, VDM recounted how the singer reportedly performed at a gospel event less than 24 hours before his death, returned home to Ibadan, and suddenly collapsed. 

VDM blames Nigeria’s healthcare system for Toluwanisings’ death, alleging that seven hospitals turned the gospel singer away during a medical emergency. Photo credit@verydarblackman/@toluwanisings Source: Instagram  

Family members or associates then rushed him to seven different hospitals, only to be turned away from each one because the medical facilities were on strike.  

"Seven hospitals. You're on strike. That's how wicked the Nigerian government is," VDM said, visibly emotional throughout the clip. 

VDM calls out government's double standard 

The activist made a pointed comparison between the medical access enjoyed by Nigeria's political elite and what ordinary citizens are forced to endure. 

He argued that government officials and wealthy elites maintain access to private hospitals that are never affected by industrial action, and can fly their families abroad on private jets when emergencies arise, while the public hospitals that serve everyone else remain shuttered. 

"They have private jets ready to send their kids abroad if they have a medical emergency," he said. "The public doctors, the doctors that serve the public, can go on strike, but there are private hospitals in this country that they've registered their own families that will never go on strike." 

VDM also pushed back against criticism he had previously received for comments questioning the culture of praying for basic government services. He insisted his position was not an attack on Christianity, but a call for civic accountability. 

VDM questions why Nigerians must pray for basic healthcare as he reacts to Toluwanisings’ death and the reported rejection at seven hospitals. Photo credit@verydarkblackman/IG Source: Instagram 

 "Prayer is good. Prayer is very good. However, some things we don't deserve to pray for. We shouldn't be praying for primary health care," he said, adding that Toluwanisings, who left behind a wife and two children, deserved better. 

He used the platform to call on the government to resolve whatever dispute it has with medical workers, stating that hospital staff should be exempt from strike action entirely. 

Here is the Instagram video of the Ratel president speaking about Toluwanisings' death: