The Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has granted N2 million in bail to imprisoned social media critic Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, along with other rigorous terms.
VeryDarkMan was charged with using a police uniform without authorisation on Friday at Court 1, Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, in the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the bail terms obtained by our correspondent, Deji Ayedanju, counsel for VeryDarkMan, stated that the court determined that the sureties must give means of identification and depose an affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
He stated that the court ordered the prosecution to verify the sureties’ residences and the sureties to furnish utility bills.
Adeyanju added that the court also ordered VeryDarkMan to sign an affidavit stating that he will be available at all times during the trial.
He said, “Two million, two sureties in like terms. Sureties to deposit international passports, sureties to provide means of identification. Sureties to depose to an affidavit to provide the defendant during trial at all times.
“Prosecutor to verify sureties’ address. Sureties to provide utility bills, defendant to depose to an affidavit to be available at all times during trial. Sureties to reside within the Court’s jurisdiction, particularly Abuja municipal.”
Chronicle NG had reported that the police on Thursday evening 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 shared on his social media pages after he was grilled by the police on Wednesday for alleged impersonation.
