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FCT Police Clarify VeryDarkMan Was Invited, Not Arrested

FCT Police clarified that social media activist VeryDarkMan was invited for questioning regarding cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and defamation allegations and has since been released.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command clarified on Sunday that social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, was not arrested but invited for questioning. According to the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, VeryDarkMan was asked to come in regarding allegations of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and defamation of character.

Adeh stated, “The FCT Police Command wishes to clarify that VeryDarkMan was not arrested by the police but was only invited for questioning on the allegations of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and defamation of character.”

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VeryDarkMan has since been released after voluntarily providing his statement regarding the allegations.

Earlier,it was reported that activist Deji Adeyanju told Daily Post that VeryDarkMan was arrested for allegedly exposing a Nigerian who reportedly duped someone abroad. The arrest was allegedly ordered by the Police Commissioner of the FCT Command, Benneth Igweh.

Police VeryDarkMan Arrested

According to Adeyanju, the controversial social media influencer was arrested for alleged defamation.

He said: “Our client, @thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad.

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“Instead of the police to arrest the person alleged to have duped someone, they arrested VDM on allegation of defamation.”

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