Deji Adeyanju , the lawyer to human rights activist, Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said there is no petition against his client.

MyNigeria reported that VDM was arrested last week by operatives of the EFCC and placed in custody.

The anti-graft agency is yet to disclose why he was arrested and what he will be charged with.

Adeyanju, in a post on X, said the EFCC has refused to state the offense VDM committed that led to the arrest.

He said, "Got into the country this evening and went straight to VDM at EFCC. Just left him. We still cannot understand why he was arrested. EFCC said there’s no petition against him after our repeated demand."


Meanwhile, a human rights activist, IG Wala, in a post on Facebook, hinted that VDM's arrest is part of a plot to suppress the allegation against President Bola Tinubu's son, Seyi Tinubu, who is accused of masterminding the alleged abduction of a self-acclaimed NANS president.

He wrote, "One of the bail conditions that they will give VDM Verydarkblackman is not use social media. The Seyi Tinubu saga must be suppressed by all means. #freevdm."

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