Frank Itom Issues Final Warning to Married Men Sliding Into His DM

Nigerian content creator, Frank Itom, has fired off a stern warning to married men who have been bombarding his social media inbox with what he described as “risky messages.”

Frank, who married DANG founder Ifedayo Agoro earlier this year, took to his Instagram stories to lay down what he called his “final warning.” According to him, both single and married men reach out to him with flirtatious advances, but he finds it more disturbing when those messages come from men who already have wives at home.

He didn’t mince words as he announced his new rule: single men will now be blocked, and married men will be reported directly to their wives. A move many online users have described as bold, necessary, and long overdue.

OPINION: The DM Culture and the Crisis of Boundaries

Frank Itom’s outburst isn’t just celebrity gist — it’s a mirror held up to a bigger societal issue.
The culture of sliding into DMs has evolved from harmless compliments into something more troubling, especially among people who should know better.

His reaction raises a question many people quietly struggle with:
Why do some married men feel so comfortable testing the waters of infidelity in private messages?

It speaks to a growing sense of digital indiscipline — a belief that online behavior doesn’t carry real-life consequences. But boundaries are boundaries, whether offline or online. And for someone like Frank, who is newly married and in the public eye, it’s understandable why he would draw a firm line.

Also, by threatening to notify the wives of these wandering husbands, Frank may have sparked a much-needed conversation about accountability in the age of social media.

At the end of the day, respect — for one’s partner, for others, and for oneself — is still the simplest rule to follow.
And if people won’t follow it quietly, perhaps public figures like Frank Itom reminding them loudly is exactly what the digital space needs.