BBC Pidgin has sent a note of warning to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following their report on social media activist Verydarkman’s detention.

Legit.ng earlier reported that the anti-graft commission confirmed apprehending famous critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM).

The EFCC confirmed VDM's detention to BBC News Pidgin. The spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, stated on Monday that they arrested the activist based on petitions from certain complainants who had concerns against VDM.

When BBC Pidgin enquired if the petitions were tied to GTBank, he said they were from different people, and it was the petitioners' responsibility to preserve them.

A few hours after the EFCC’s alleged confirmation of VDM’s arrest went viral, the agency took to its social media page to deny the report. On the EFCC’s official X page, photos of the reports were posted and labelled as fake news.

BBC Pidgin fires back at EFCC In a new post made on their official Instagram, the reputable news platform noted that they stand their grounds on the reports they made earlier about VDM and EFCC.

They emphasised their commitment in telling the true without fear or favour. The post reads: “BBC stand gidigba for we journalism and di facts wey we report for dis tori.

“We dey committed to impartiality, independent tori and we go kontinu to dey tok truth witout fear or favour. “Tori wey we dey tell around di world dey guided by public interest and we dey folow highest editorial standards.”

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