{"id":209310,"date":"2025-02-28T04:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=209310"},"modified":"2025-02-28T07:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:13:41","slug":"uche-maduagwu-accuses-vdm-of-paying-someone-n2m-to-create-ai-voice-note-of-nedu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/28\/uche-maduagwu-accuses-vdm-of-paying-someone-n2m-to-create-ai-voice-note-of-nedu\/","title":{"rendered":"Uche Maduagwu accuses VDM of paying someone N2M to create AI voice\u00a0note\u00a0of\u00a0Nedu"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"172\"><strong>Nigerian actor Uche Maduagwu accuses Verydarkman (VDM) of paying N2 million to create an AI voice note mimicking Nedu Wazobia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"172\"><strong>VDM had earlier played an audio recording allegedly featuring Nedu boasting about connections with individuals involved in cyber fraud (Yahoo) and drugs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"172\"><strong>The media personality denies making such statements and distances himself from any criminal activities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"586\"><strong>Amid the controversy, Uche Maduagwu condemns VDM, claiming the act was driven by a quest for social media attention and clout.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian actor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=uche-maduagwu\">Uche Maduagwu<\/a><\/strong> has alleged that social media critic Verydarkman (VDM) paid N2 million to create an AI voice note mimicking popular media personality Nedu Wazobia.<\/p>\n<p>Uche Maduagwu made the claim in a social media post, dragging VDM over the controversy surrounding a leaked audio recording.<\/p>\n<p>The voice note, which was recently played by VDM, allegedly captured <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=nedu\">Nedu<\/a> <\/strong>bragging about having friends involved in cyber fraud (Yahoo) and drug-related activities.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the viral audio, Nedu Wazobia strongly denied ever making such statements, distancing himself from any criminal affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, VDM reportedly submitted petitions regarding the situation to three different embassies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209311\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-209311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-054812.png\" alt=\"Uche Maduagwu calls out VDM over alleged fabricated voice note of Nedu\" width=\"733\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-054812.png 733w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-054812-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-054812-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uche Maduagwu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Uche Maduagwu, however, insisted that the voice note was fabricated, accusing VDM of using artificial intelligence to create the controversial recording.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized VDM\u2019s actions, suggesting that they were driven by a desire for social media clout.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo you paid someone N2M to do an AI video about Nedu just because you want to damage his image\u2026 Why are you doing this? All because of clout,<\/em>\u201d Uche Maduagwu stated.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation has stirred reactions online, with many questioning the authenticity of the voice note.<\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGi7hLaMvgc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGi7hLaMvgc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGi7hLaMvgc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Actor Uche Maduagwu (@uchemaduagwu)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian actor Uche Maduagwu accuses Verydarkman (VDM) of paying N2 million to create an AI voice note mimicking Nedu Wazobia. VDM had earlier played an audio recording allegedly featuring Nedu boasting about connections with individuals involved in cyber fraud (Yahoo) and drugs. 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