BREAKING: EFCC Reveals Reason for Verydarkman’s Arrest

Published on May 5, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that social media critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), was arrested over multiple petitions filled against him.

This was made known by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale to BBC News Pidgin on Monday.

According to Oyewale, VeryDarkMan was taken into custody following complaints from several petitioners on the allegation of cyberstalking.

He said, “We arrested him to respond to a series of allegations raised against him by some petitioners.

“We will release him when he meets the bail conditions and we will take the case to court as soon as possible; we are law-abiding.”

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When asked if the case was connected to Guaranty Trust Bank, Oyewale noted that the petitions were from different individuals and the agency owed them a duty of protection.

Oyewole also stated that the commission was planning to arraign the social media activist.

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