The Nigeria Police Force has arrested popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman.
VeryDarkMan was allegedly arrested on the orders of the Police Commissioner of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command, Igwe.
Speaking with NewsNow on Sunday, activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said VeryDarkMan was arrested in for allegedly exposing a Nigerian who reportedly duped somebody abroad.
According to Adeyanju, the controversial social media influencer was arrested for alleged defamation.
He said: “Our client, @thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad.
“Instead of the police to arrest the person alleged to have duped someone, they arrested VDM on allegation of defamation.”