Again, Social Media Influencer VeryDarkman Arrested Over Defamation

Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been re-arrested by the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in Abuja.

Counsel to VeryDarkMan in Deji Adeyanju and Partners Chambers disclosed the development on Sunday.

The arrest followed VeryDarkMan’s public exposure of an individual accused of defrauding a Nigerian citizen living abroad.

The message from the social media influencer’s lawyer read, “Our client, @ThatVeryDarkMan, has just been arrested by the police on the orders of the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Mr Benneth Igwe. for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad.

“Instead of the police arresting the person alleged to have committed fraud, they arrested VDM on grounds of defamation.”

LEADERSHIP recalls VeryDarkMan was earlier arrested in May for alleged cyberbullying and defamation against the Nigerian Police, Actress Tonto Dike, among others.

He was remanded for a few weeks and later released in June.

Lately, VeryDarkMan has taken swipes at several guests he met at Singer Davido’s talk-of-the-town recent wedding with Chioma amid criticisms from netizens.