- The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, addressed the arrest of VeryDarkMan.
- yewale clarified the reasons behind VDM’s arrest during an interview on News Central TV.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, has finally provided an explanation for the arrest of online critic Vincent Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).
In a recent interview on News Central TV, Oyewale was asked about the main reason for VDM’s arrest and whether it involved cyberbullying or money laundering.
In response, the EFCC spokesperson stated that the commission has the authority to investigate any petitions submitted against any individual, and VDM is not exempt from this process.
Oyewale further explained that the EFCC had legitimate grounds to summon and arrest VeryDarkMan following multiple petitions submitted against him.
“The EFCC has a right to investigate any petition raised against any Nigerian and the issue of Vincent Martins Otse (VDM) is no exception. He’s a suspect like any other suspect. We have a cause to invite him, to arrest him on a number of multiple petitions that have been forwarded to the commission. Ofcos we invited him, we interrogated him and we offered him bail conditions, and when he met them, we released him. When his charges are ready, we would file them before the court and he would be arraigned.”
The interviewer then sought clarification about the charges against VDM, asking:
“So for now, are you saying there are no charges yet?”
Oyewale replied:
“When we are ready to file the charges, there are processes and procedures. By the time the charges are ready and filed before the court and he’s arraigned, it would be a public document and everybody will see it. There’s no point preempting what is on ground, when we get to the river, we will cross it.”
See the video below:
See some comments below:
@Sheyii____:“You invited him or you kidnapped him.”
@I_am_mkz:“So you’re saying he hasn’t done anything but you will look for something so you can have an actual reason to arrest him?”
@Ladyjasminec:“So you no get charges you arrest person? So what exactly did you arrest him for?”
@Realblessingemmanuel:“So they don’t have anything against him? Nawa ooooo.”
@Silmdaddy_:“This presenter is Ratel member, nice question 😂.”
@Kefas_precious_:“The presenter na ratel member 😂.”
@Gino_2104:“VDM is to clean bro 😎 you have nothing against him.”
@Orie_grace:“You invited him or you kidnapped him? Na here una energy reach.”
@4tune.o:“Arrest now, prepare charges later.”
@Lovelyaisagbonhi:“You didn’t invite him you people kidnapped him.”
@Scenty_collection:“When “We” get to the river we will cross it keh? You and who Dey go river?”
