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Following his arraignment for impersonation on Friday, social media critic, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan has been granted bail in the sum of ₦2 million with two sureties in like sum.
The court also ordered VeryDarkMan to deposit his international passports and any other means of identification.
The Police had arraigned VDM as he’s popularly called for impersonation.
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This followed the use of Police uniform as seen in a viral video clip.
The Eastern Updates recalls that the Police on Thursday last week condemned the unauthorized use of its official uniforms and accoutrements by VDM in a video posted on his social media platforms.
The Force, in a statement by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said it had launched an investigation into the circulating video.
The bail terms forwarded to Newsmen by VDM’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, reads: “Two million, two sureties in like terms. Sureties to deposit international passports, sureties to provide means of Identification. Sureties to depose to affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
“Prosecutor to verify sureties’ address. Sureties to provide utility bills, defendant to depose to affidavit to be available at all times during trial. Sureties to reside within the Court’s jurisdiction, particularly Abuja municipal.”
In other news, in response to the House of Representatives’ resolution to examine bribery allegations against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Joint Committees have invited the commission’s chairman, Ola Olukoyode, to participate in the investigation.
In a correspondence dated September 27, 2024, the committee requested that the EFCC Chairman and the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service attend a meeting on Monday, September 30, along with all officers implicated in the allegations.
The accusations against the anti-graft agency and the Nigeria Correctional Service regarding bribery were sparked by a trending voice recording on social media featuring Idris Okuneye, a crossdresser who was sentenced to six months in prison earlier this year for naira abuse.
