Social media critic, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan, has been granted bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like sum.
The Police arraigned VeryDarkMan in court on Friday for impersonation.
The court also ordered VeryDarkMan to deposit his international passports and any other means of identification.
The bail according to 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.”
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VeryDarkMan, the social media critic, was arraigned for alleged impersonation over a viral video where he was seen wearing what appeared to be a police uniform, introducing himself as the “Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) of the online division”.
The police said it would launch an investigation to determine the source of the police gear used and the authority under which the activist acted.
VeryDarkMan had apologised to the police and emphasised that he did not intend to impersonate the law enforcement agency.
“I didn’t intend to impersonate the police in anyway and I tender my unreserved apologies to the Nigeria police force and the office of the inspector general of police,” he had said.
“I will like to use the medium to tell the general public to always seek permission from the police or other law enforcement agencies before using anything that might look like their uniform.
“You might want to use it for good but there are others that might want to use it for bad, so it’s good to get full approval before using anything that might seem impersonating @nigeriapoliceforce.”
