Afrigather Social Media influencer and critic, VeryDarkMan whose actual identify is Martins Vincent Otse, has been positioned in police custody on the National Cybercrime Centre and never in jail as being inaccurately insinuated.
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja on Wednesday remanded the 27-year-old in police custody on the request of his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.
The Nigeria Police Power arraigned VeryDarkMan on 5 counts bordering on cyberstalking. His lawyer had utilized for bail however the prosecuting counsel requested for extra time to reply, prompting the choose to postpone the bail listening to to Could 29.
The prosecution tried to have VeryDarkMan remanded in jail pending the listening to however his lawyer countered with an software for the influencer to be positioned in police custody and Justice Olajuwon granted the request.
VeryDarkMan has develop into a lightning rod for controversy, utilizing his platform to problem the established order and sparking vigorous debates throughout social media. However his daring commentary has not been with out penalties.
This is the second time this yr VeryDarkMan has been detained over related allegations, having beforehand been remanded for a associated offense in March 2024.
