Unauthorized Use of Police Uniform: Court Grants VDM N2m Bail

Controversial social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been granted N2 million bail with stringent conditions by a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja.

VeryDarkMan was arraigned at Court 1, Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, on Friday, November 1, for allegedly impersonating a police officer and for the use of police uniforms in a viral video on social media.

SaharaReporters reports that he was granted N2 million bail in the court ruling in charge no. CR/510/2024: Commissioner of Police v. Vincent Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, amidst stringent conditions.

These bail conditions include the provision of two sureties on like terms. The sureties must deposit their passports with the court and reside within its jurisdiction, particularly Abuja municipal.

Sureties also provide means of identification and depose an affidavit to give to the defendant at all times during a trial. The court also ruled that the prosecutor should verify the sureties’ addresses, and the sureties will provide their utility bills.

The court also ruled that VeryDarkMan would depose an affidavit stating that he would always be available during the trial.