The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the arrest of social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, followed multiple petitions submitted against.
EFCC’s clarification came as some young Nigerians took to the streets of Abuja to demand his immediate release.
The protesting youths in their numbers chanted:
“He’s not a thief!”
“Release VDM Now!”
The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, converged at the junction leading to the headquarters of the EFCC in the Jabi area of Abuja.
The anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed the reason for VeryDarkMan’s arrest to BBC today Monday, May 5.
According to Oyewale, VeryDarkMan was taken into custody following complaints from several petitioners on the allegation of cyber-stalking.
Oyewole added that the commission was planning to arraign the social media activist.
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.”
The Nigeria Police Force arrested VDM last week in Abuja.
