The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released detained social media influencer, Martins Innocent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).

VDM was released to his legal representative, Deji Adeyanju, yesterday, shortly after he raised the alarm over the alleged delay in releasing a formal bail document on his client.

His release was also announced by former Presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle.

“Thanks to the unrelenting efforts of all. @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @official EFCC. He is with his ebullient lawyer, @adeyanjudeji,” Sowore tweeted.

Earlier in a chat with The Guardian, Adeyanju labelled the administrative bail granted to his client by the Commission as a social media bail.

His words: “EFCC has not given us anything. It’s only social media bail; no formal bail document was given to us,” Adeyanju stated.

Recall that the Commission, on Tuesday, noted that it has granted Otse administrative bail and would be released after fulfilling all the bail conditions.
The Commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja, added that the social media activist was arrested over issues of alleged financial crimes against him.

Oyewale confirmed The Guardian’s Monday report that the appropriate Remand Order was obtained by the Commission against VDM, urging the public to allow the EFCC to do its job without fear or favour.