Court grants VeryDarkMan bail with stringent conditions

• VeryDarkMan has been granted bail following his arraignment for the impersonation of the Police uniform.
• The social media commentator wore a similar police uniform and paraded himself as an online police.
• VeryDarkMan was invited to the station and subsequently apologized for using the uniform.

Following his arraignment for impersonation on Friday, social media critic, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan has been granted bail in the sum of N2 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.

This followed the use of Police uniform as seen in a viral video clip.

Recall 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 social media commentator on Saturday, October 26 introduced himself as an officer of the online division.

The video prompted an invitation by the Nigerian Police and VDM shared a video of the outcome of his visit, apologizing for the move before he was later arrested.

Providing an update on the arraignment, Deji Adeyanju, in a terse X post, stated that his client has been arraigned in court, but granted a stringent bail.

“VDM arraigned, granted very stringent bail,” he said.

The bail terms forwarded to DAILY POST 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.”