The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has granted the detained social media critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan N2m conditional bail over his impersonation of the Nigerian Police.
The social media critic was arraigned on Friday at Court 1, Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, in the Federal Capital Territory for unauthorised use of a police uniform.
According to the counsel to VeryDarkMan, Deji Ayedanju, “the court ruled that the sureties are to provide means of identification and depose to affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
“The court ordered that the prosecutor should verify the sureties’ addresses while the sureties will also provide their utility bills.”
VeryDarkMan Counsel said that the court also ruled that VeryDarkMan will depose to an affidavit that he will be available at all times during trial.
“Two million, two sureties in like terms. Sureties to deposit international passports, sureties to provide means of Identification. Sureties to depose to affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
“Prosecutor to verify sureties’ address. Sureties to provide utility bills, defendant to depose to affidavit to be available at all times during trial. Sureties to reside within the Court’s jurisdiction, particularly Abuja municipal.”
Meanwhile, the police on Thursday evening detained VeryDarkMan hours after he tendered a public apology to the police for using their uniform in a viral video where he described himself as a CSP of an online division.
According to report, VeryDarkMan made the apology in a video he posted on his social media pages after he was questioned by the police on Wednesday for alleged impersonation.
However, things took a turn when his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, revealed that VeryDarkMan was detained after honoring a police invitation on Thursday.
Adeyanju expressed that VeryDarkMan had consistently shown trust in the Nigerian police despite their challenges. He shared on his X handle, “Our client, VDM, has been detained after honoring a police invitation just like yesterday. VDM has been consistent in stating that the Nigerian Police are our friends, even when we all know they are not.”
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Jerome Kalu
Jerome Kalu is currently the Senior Correspondent of PIJAlance in Lagos. He was previously the Campus Information Desk (CID) Editor.