Popular Nigerian influencer Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a dispute involving Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).
According to activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju, VDM was arrested after criticizing GTB over alleged unauthorized transactions from his mother’s account. He claims the EFCC laid a trap with GTB’s help—locking VDM in a bank exit area for over five minutes to facilitate his arrest.
VDM is currently in EFCC custody and refused to meet with his legal team, according to an update from Adeyanju. Legal action against GTB is reportedly underway over what Adeyanju described as “inhumane treatment.”
