Scores of youths have stormed a GT Bank branch in Abuja in protest of the arrest of a popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The protesters, who were also sighted in the Wuse area, just right after the Berger bridge with various placards including “Free VDM”, described VDM’s arrest and detention as illegal.
They also vowed to take their grievance to the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, in the Maitama district of the nation’s capital.
On Friday, reports surfaced online that VeryDarkMan (VDM), had gone missing. Some sources claimed the EFCC arrested him inside a GTBank branch.
VDM was reportedly arrested after visiting the bank with his mother to address “unauthorised withdrawals from her account”.
His supporters immediately launched online protests, with some threatening to take action against the bank.
As of press time, GTBank has not issued any official statement regarding the incident.
In a video obtained on the activist’s page, some of VDM’s mentees and supporters visited the EFCC office over the weekend to deliver food to him. However, they were turned away by security officers, who stated that no one was permitted to see him or bring him food, assuring them that the agency would provide his meals.
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