Martins Vincent Otse, the embattled social critic, VeryDarkMan, has cried out following the alleged plan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release his mugshot with money laundering.
This comes three days after his release from the EFCC detention on Wednesday.
Recall that VeryDarkMan was arrested after his visit to Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB branch in Abuja to address alleged unauthorised withdrawals from his mother’s account.
His arrest sparked outrage online, with many netizens including celebrities, and politicians demanding his immediate release.
Responding to the demands, EFCC in a statement, stated that VeryDarkMan was arrested because of the multiple petitions against him by unnamed individuals accusing him of “financial malfeasance”.
Speaking after his release, VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju revealed that his client’s phone and car are still in possession of the EFCC despite being granted bail.
However, breaking his silence days after release, VeryDarkMan in an Instagram post on Friday, raised concern over the release of his mugshot with money laundering and tax evasion charges which was taken while in the EFCC detention.
He explained that although he is “starting a friendship” with the agency, but vowed to continue lashing out at the EFCC for framing other victims, if the money laundering inscription is not removed from his picture.
“EFCC, you know we are starting a friendship. I want to talk about what can spoil our friendship. You took a picture of me, where there will be a problem, is seeing that picture being shared with money laundering being written on it.
“But if you release my picture on your page and I see money laundering. It might be the first case we would do in the open, because you will first of all prove the money laundering to the whole Nigeria.
“You put tax evasion, no problem. But if the money laundering is there, you will have to prove it. It only means that all the charges you put on people are all lies.
“Remove the money laundering. You know I saw it and I told you I was going to talk about it.”
