The lawyer representing Martins Victor Otse, socially known as VeryDarkBlackMan says stringent bail conditions are responsible for his continued stay in police custody following his arrest on Friday.
VeryDarkBlackMan was arrested after complaints by some persons whom the lawyer has now alleged to be Tonto Dike, Iyabo Ojo, and Samklef.
Vanguard reports that part of Tonto Dike’s complaint was that she was defamed and accused of co-running an anonymous blog, Gistlover.
VeryDarkBlackMan had asked for Tonto Dike to be held responsible if anything happened to him after his first invitation to answer questions raised in the first petition.
The counsel alleged that having lost the first time, the trio sent different petitions to different departments of the Nigerian Police Force.
Disclosing the conditions given for his client’s release, the lawyer said VeryDarkBlackMan was asked to provide two Level 15 civil servants as surety, and when they were provided, they learned that the senior police officer in a position to approve VeryDarkBlackMan’s release was not around.
“We are doing everything to perfect his bail conditions. The complainants are faces that have been made known to us. They wrote a similar petition against him last year which took us to Police Force headquarters in January.
“He has not committed any offense that is not bailable. What he is being accused of is a mere insult”, the lawyer said.
VeryDarkBlackMan who is from Edo State has attained celebrity status after he began with being a critic of manufacturers running foul of NAFDAC and other regulatory bodies. In that time, he has hanged out with other celebrities like Davido, Tunde Ednut and now has Cubana Chief Priest saying a prayer for him.
