Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, a popular social media personality and activist, remains in custody despite being granted administrative bail, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has stated.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed that Otse was granted bail but is still detained because he has not met the required conditions.
According to EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Otse’s detention follows multiple petitions accusing him of financial crimes. Otse’s failure to attend several invitations to the EFCC led to his arrest.
Oyewale explained that while Otse had been offered bail, he would only be released once he fulfilled the conditions.
In response to the situation, Adeyanju expressed concern on social media about the lack of clarity on the bail process.
He mentioned that despite repeated requests, his legal team had not received any formal documents detailing the bail conditions.
The EFCC denied that the arrest was linked to Otse’s criticism of the commission on social media. Oyewale clarified that while the commission is aware of Otse’s critical posts, his arrest was not related to them.
He added that the commission is focused on handling the accusations of financial crimes and is not retaliating against Otse for his social media activity.
The EFCC urged the public to avoid making assumptions about the reasons behind Otse’s arrest and allow the commission to complete its investigation without interference.
The commission confirmed that charges would be filed once the investigation is complete.
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