A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has granted the detained social media influencer Martins Otse (popularly known as VeryDarkMan) Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.00) bail, among other stringent conditions.
VeryDarkMan was arraigned earlier today at Court 1, Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6 for unauthorised use of a police uniform.
The counsel to VeryDarkMan, Deji Ayedanju, said the court ruled that the sureties are to provide means of identification and depose an affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
He added that the court ordered that the prosecutor should verify the sureties’ addresses while the sureties will also provide their utility bills.
Adeyanju stated that the court also ruled that VeryDarkMan will depose to an affidavit that he will be available at all times during trial.
The detained VeryDarkMan, hours after he tendered a public apology to the police for using their uniform in a viral video where he described himself as a CSP of an online division.
He made the apology in a video he posted on his social media pages after he was grilled by the police on Wednesday for alleged impersonation.
He, therefore, cautioned fellow content creators to obtain necessary clearance from law enforcement before using similar uniforms for content purposes.
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