The EFCC has a lawful right to hold Otse in custody like any other suspect being investigated by the commission

By Titilope Adako

Deji Adeyanju, lawyer to social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has raised concerns over the difficulty in securing his client’s release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

KoikiMedia reports that the EFCC had on Tuesday granted VeryDarkMan administrative bail.

However, in a statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the agency noted that the activist would remain in custody until all bail conditions were met.

Oyewale revealed that Otse was invited for questioning based on multiple petitions alleging serious financial crimes.

He added that the activist was eventually arrested after repeatedly ignoring invitations sent to his known addresses and communication channels.

“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 will be released after fulfilling all the bail conditions,” Oyewale stated.

Reacting to the development, Adeyanju lamented that his legal team had been unable to access the bail documents necessary to secure VeryDarkMan’s release.

He said repeated attempts to obtain the documents from the EFCC had yielded no result.

“Bail granted VDM, social media bail, as we are yet to receive any bail document from the commission. We have made several repeated demands in this regard since yesterday, when we were informed about the decision to grant bail,” Adeyanju said.

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