Deji Adeyanju, the Nigerian lawyer, says the police have detained VeryDarkMan, the social media critic,
In a Twitter post on Thursday evening, the lawyer said the activist, born Martins Otse, was detained after honouring the police invitation.
Adeyanju lamented that his client was taken into custody despite cooperating with the police authorities.
“Our client, VDM has been detained after honouring police invitation just like yesterday. VDM who has been consistent in saying the Nigerian Police are our friends even when we all know they are not,” the tweet reads.
The development comes after VeryDarkMan shared a video of himself in a matching suit. In the footage, he said he was heading to the police station in Abuja to respond to the invitation.
Trouble began when VeryDarkMan wore a police uniform and introduced himself as the “chief superintendent of police (CSP) of the online division”.
The police said it would launch an investigation to determine the source of the police gear used and the authority under which the activist acted.
VeryDarkMan would later apologise to the police while emphasizing that he didn’t intend to impersonate the law enforcement agency.
The fitness expert had also revealed that he returned from the police station where he was interrogated based on the controversial footage.
The police have yet to confirm VeryDarkMan’s detention or provide further details.
