EXCLUSIVE: EFCC Grills VeryDarkMan For Second Day Over Corruption Allegations Against Anti-Graft Agency, Bail Still Unsecured

The interrogation session, which lasted several hours, turned into attended by his apt representative, Barrister Marvin Omorogbe from Deji Adeyanju’s law agency.

Standard social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, widely recognized as VeryDarkMan (VDM), underwent a 2d day of interrogation on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Rate (EFCC), in connection with his fresh public criticism of the agency.

SaharaReporters learnt that VDM, known for his outspoken views on nationwide concerns, is being questioned over feedback he made accusing the EFCC of corruption. 

The interrogation session, which lasted several hours, turned into attended by his apt representative, Barrister Marvin Omorogbe from Deji Adeyanju’s law agency.

In accordance with sources familiar with the matter, the session centered totally on Otse’s social media posts and videos wherein he alleged deep-rooted corruption for the length of the anti-graft commission.

“Barrister Omorogbe arrived at the EFCC relate of enterprise at 10 a.m. and remained there till 3 p.m.,” a source suggested SaharaReporters.

Nonetheless, efforts to exact bail for his shopper were unsuccessful by the point Omorogbe left the EFCC premises at 3 p.m.

One amongst his attorneys, Adeyanju, confirmed to SaharaReporters spherical 5.40 p.m. on Tuesday that VDM had but to be launched on bail, noting that they were “engaged on it”.

VDM’s persevered detention has sparked conversations online, with supporters calling for his instant open and critics of the EFCC questioning the agency’s tolerance for dissent.

In a assertion issued earlier on Tuesday, EFCC confirmed VDM’s arrest.

In accordance with the Rate, VDM has been supplied administrative bail and can be allowed to depart when he fulfils his bail prerequisites. 

The EFCC added that VDM many cases skipped over several invitations despatched to his known addresses and dialog channels, prompting law enforcement action.

The EFCC stated that the petitions it obtained detailed grave allegations of financial crimes that warrant a thorough investigation. 

The agency affirmed its apt apt to detain any suspect below investigation and published that a sound remand expose turned into obtained for his custody. 

The EFCC denied that VDM’s arrest turned into connected to his criticism of the agency.

“It is a long way needful to admit that the Rate is responsive to several unguarded assaults of the suspect against its operations. Whereas such habits is condemnable, his arrest turned into no longer suggested by such assaults. The relevant law enforcement agency shall be allowed to gaze into them,” it mentioned.

The assertion additionally learn, “The Financial and Monetary Crimes Rate, EFCC, within the explain of its mandate of tackling financial and financial crimes, invited Martins Innocent Otse owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry complications with alleged financial crimes raised against him. 

“He refused to expose up despite several invitations despatched to him via his known addresses and medium of dialog. The petitions pertain to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which might maybe’t be skipped over by the Rate.”