Media Personality VeryDarkMan Has Been Released From Police Custody After Being Arrested For Cyberbullying

A Federal High Court in Abuja has released Martin Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, a social media personality embroiled in controversy, on bail, following his arrest and detention on charges related to alleged cyberbullying.

He was released from police custody after completing the bail conditions on Monday, although the specific terms of his release remain undisclosed. 

VeryDarkMan was released from police custody on Monday after fulfilling the necessary bail conditions.

On May 22, VeryDarkMan was taken to court at the Federal High Court in Abuja to face charges related to cyberstalking.

The Nigerian authorities accused Martin Otse aka VeryDarkMan of sharing offensive content on his Instagram account, including making derogatory statements and leveling indecent accusations against notable individuals, specifically Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh, leading to the charges brought against him.

Among the charges, one of them alleged that Otse posted videos on his Instagram handle containing information that was “grossly offensive, pornographic or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character”.

In another charge, the defendant was said to have alleged that Iyabo Ojo was having an indecent sexual relationship with her daughter.

According to the police, Martin Otse (VeryDarkMan) allegedly accused Tonto Dikeh of being the owner of the popular gossip blog, Gistlover, which was among the claims that led to the charges filed against him.

VeryDarkMan denied all the allegations and charges leveled against him.

The prosecution requested his remand in prison, but his legal team requested he remain in police custody.

The request was approved by the court, leading to his transfer to the National Cybercrime Centre.

It’s not the first time VeryDarkMan has been arrested for cyberstalking. He was arrested on March 22nd and released on March 31st.

His lawyer disclosed that the arrest was based on complaints from Tonto Dikeh, Iyabo Ojo and Samklef.

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