Social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has warned organisers of South African singer Tyla's scheduled concert in Lagos to cancel the event, citing ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.

In a video posted on his official Facebook page on Thursday, VDM declared that the concert would not be allowed to hold, insisting that the singer should not be permitted to profit from Nigerians while reports of hostility toward them persist in South Africa.

"There will be no Tyla concert in Nigeria. It is not happening," he said.

"This is a warning to the organisers and the show promoters bringing Tyla to Nigeria. That show is not happening.

"Not when Chidinma Adetshina is battling deportation in a 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 bring the show down."

The activist's comments come amid renewed public outrage over alleged xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, with many social media users calling for a boycott of the concert in protest.

Tyla's management recently unveiled the singer's 2026 world tour schedule, which includes a performance in Lagos on December 22, 2026.