Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
His release was announced on Wednesday by former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle.
‘Thanks to unrelenting efforts of all @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC. He is with his ebullient lawyer, @adeyanjudeji’, Sowore tweeted.
VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, had earlier expressed frustration over the EFCC’s handling of the bail process, describing it as ‘social media bail’ since the commission had not issued formal bail documents despite announcing that his client had been granted administrative bail.
‘Bail granted VDM, social media bail, as we are yet to receive any bail document from the commission. We have made several repeated demands in this regard since yesterday, when we were informed about the decision to grant bail’, Adeyanju said.
In a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, EFCC confirmed on Tuesday that VeryDarkMan had been granted bail but remained in custody pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
According to the commission, the activist was invited for questioning over multiple petitions alleging serious financial crimes.
He was arrested after allegedly ignoring repeated invitations sent to his known addresses and communication channels.
