Felicia Asuquo, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted Martins Innocent Otse, popularly know as VeryDarkMan (VDM), administrative bail, and would be released after fulfilling all the bail conditions.
The commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale,made the disclosure on Tuesday 6,May 2025,in Abuja, adding that the social media activist was arrested over issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him.
He confirmed the report that the appropriate remand order was obtained by the commission against Otse, urging the public to allow the EFCC to do its job without fear or favour.
His words: “The EFCC has a lawful right to hold Otse in custody like any other suspect being investigated by the commission.
The appropriate Remand Order was obtained in this regard. He has been offered an administrative bail and would be released after fulfilling all the bail conditions.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement on its X handle yesterday, stressed that Otse was arrested following petitions pertaining to grave allegations of financial malfeasance, which could not be ignored by the commission.
It said the activist had “refused to show up in spite of several invitations sent to him through his known addresses and medium of communication”.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the exercise of its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes, invited Martins Vincent Otse owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him.
“He refused to show up in spite of several invitations sent to him through his known addresses and medium of communication.
The petitions pertain to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which cannot be ignored by the commission,” the statement titled, “EFCC’s Case against Martins Vincent Otse,” read.
