Protesters storm GTB head office, demand VeryDarkMan’s release

Protesters have gathered outside the headquarters of the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), demanding the release of social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan.

The demonstrators, who gathered in large numbers on Monday, chanted “#FreeVDM” while holding placards with inscriptions such as “Activism is not a sin”, “VDM is the masses’ liberator”, and “VDM has committed no offence”

Recall that popular social media critic VeryDarkMan was arrested last week by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over multiple petitions filed against him.

Read also: Why we arrested VeryDarkMan – EFCC clarifies

VDM’s legal representative, activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju, however, said the influencer was ambushed by EFCC operatives inside the GTBank premises.

The bank denied the claim and released CCTV footage, stating that the social media influencer was not picked up on its premises and urged further investigations to be conducted.

In the video, VDM was seen leaving the banking hall and heading towards the car park before his arrest. The footage, however, did not capture the moment of the actual arrest, most likely because the security cameras did not cover that specific area outside the bank.

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