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By Myke Agunwa
Baring a last minute drama, there are strong indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may release the social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) on bail on Tuesday.
It was also learnt that he may be formally charged to court on Thursday.
An insider with the commission confirmed the development on Monday to our reporter.
VeryDarkMan was recently arrested by the EFCC over allegations of cyberstalking at the premises of Guarantee Trust Bank when he went to one of the branches in Abuja to lodge a complaint about some illegal deductions in his mother’s bank account.
His counsel, Deji Adeyanju, who confirmed Otse’s arrest on X, said a team of policemen arrested VDM along with his friend, C Park.
Following his arrest, some youths on Monday took to the streets of Abuja, demandinghis release by the anti-graft agency.
The protesters, who marched from the headquarters of EFCC to the premises of the commercial bank where he was reportedly arrested, held placards with inscriptions such as “Release VeryDarkMan,” and “Seyi Tinubu, Are You Involved?,” among others.
They described VDM’s arrest and detention as illegal and demanded transparency from the authorities as they vowed to take their grievance to the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, in the Maitama district of the nation’s capital.
Some notable Nigerians including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on his X handle, described that arrest of VDM as a manifestation of the autocratic rule of President Tinubu and called for his immediate release.
Peter Obi the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in 2023 condemned the way and manner the security operatives arrested him, saying that such crude method may send the wrong message to criminals on how to attack unsuspecting public.