The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally released social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan.
His release was confirmed 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.
Providing insight into the conditions of VDM’s release, Adeyanju told Vanguard: “VDM has been released. I undertook to produce him whenever he is required by the Commission or the court. I must say that the EFCC, particularly the chairman, Ola Olukoyede, was cooperative throughout this process, and for that, I am grateful.”
Adeyanju’s remarks suggest a collaborative approach between VDM’s legal team and the EFCC, resulting in a resolution that avoided further escalation.
VDM was arrested on May 2, 2025, at a GTBank branch in Abuja while addressing unauthorized deductions from his mother’s account. According to his lawyers, EFCC operatives detained him after he was briefly held at the bank’s exit door. However, CCTV footage later revealed that the arrest actually occurred in the car park.
