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New details emerged on Monday revealing that social media activist Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, was apprehended in a joint operation involving the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Otse was taken into custody last Friday at a bank in Area 3, Abuja, on allegations of cyberstalking.
He was reportedly subjected to mistreatment before being taken into custody.
However, the arrest sparked public protests in Abuja.
A top security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that: “It was a joint operation by the DSS, the police and the EFCC.
“There are several petitions against him. After interrogation by the EFCC, the police will do its own and then hand him over to the DSS.
“VDM has a long journey ahead of him. He is detained based on a warrant from the court.”
Although VDM’s lawyer, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, claimed his client was in the custody of the EFCC, the anti-graft agency denied holding him.
Meanwhile, numerous youths staged a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday over the arrest of VeryDarkMan (VDM).
The protesters, spotted in Wuse shortly after Berger Bridge, condemned VDM’s arrest and detention as unlawful.
They pledged to escalate their grievance to the Nigerian Human Rights Commission located in the Maitama district of the nation’s capital.
The youths chanted: “He’s not a thief, Now VDM has blocked the road, Release VDM.”
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