Why we arrested VeryDarkMan – EFCC

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said Martins Vincent Otse (VeryDarkMan) was arrested over petitions bordering on financial crimes.

It said the arrest was activated after he refused to honour several invitations from the commission.

The commission in a statement released on Tuesday, and obtained by Diaspora Digital Media, EFCC said “the petitions pertain to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which cannot be ignored.”

Part of the statement reads: “he refused to show up in spite of several invitations sent to him through his known addresses and medium of communication.

“The petitions pertain to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which cannot be ignored by the Commission.”

The statement added that the “EFCC has a lawful right to hold Otse in custody like any other suspect being investigated by the Commission.”

“The appropriate Remand Order was obtained in this regard. He has been offered an administrative bail and would be released after fulfilling all the bail conditions,” it added.

The commission stated that the matter would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.

Meanwhile, Diaspora Digital Media had earlier reported that the activist was nabbed in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

He was bundled into their black van as they zoomed off.

The arrest was reportedly initiated by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) after he publicly complained about alleged unauthorized debits from his mother’s bank account.

According to Barrister Deji Adeyanju, VeryDarkMan’s legal counsel, the influencer was apprehended at Area 3, Abuja, for speaking out about suspicious and repeated debits from his mother’s GTBank account for loans she never took.

The critic had taken to social media to express his concerns about multiple deductions from his mother’s account.

He revealed that they visited a GTBank branch in Abuja to demand an explanation and obtain a copy of her bank statement.

This is not the first time GTBank has been embroiled in controversy.

In a related incident reported on April 14, 2025, Ariyo Ahmed Adewale accused GTBank of orchestrating his arrest after he staged a protest inside one of its Lagos branches over alleged unauthorized transactions exceeding ₦2 million.

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