Man Who Was Arrested With Verydarkman Finally Breaks Silence, Shares Experience: "They Ambushed Us"

Man Who Was Arrested With Verydarkman Finally Breaks Silence, Shares Experience: "They Ambushed Us"

  • A man, who claims he was arrested alongside online critic Verydarkman, has broken silence on how it happened
  • The man, who showed some discomfort while speaking, narrated how they were ambushed and forced into a black Hilux by some unidentified men
  • The man, who was in the company of Verydarkman's close pal Kokopee, detailed how their faces were covered up and what played out afterwards

An unidentified man, who said he was arrested with Verydarkman, whose real name is Martins Vincent Otse, has narrated how it happened outside GTBank headquarters in Abuja.

Verydarkman's pal Kokopee, real name Uchechi Kasimatu, had the man share what happened in response to GTBank's release of the CCTV footage.

Man who was arrested alongside Verydarkman shares his experience and how they were ambushed
A man arrested with Verydarkman shares what happened. Photo Credit: Innocent Tino, Instagram/@verydarkblackman
Source: Facebook

Man arrested with Verydarkman alleges assault

Narrating his experience, while showing discomfort, the man said they were waylaid by a black Hilux and forcefully taken by unidentified men who only screamed "DSS, DSS" and reportedly spoke in Hausa.

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According to the man, he sustained an injury while he was being forced into the Hilux, adding that the men blindfolded them and kept punching them. He said they demanded the passwords to their phones after seizing them.

He noted that no arrest warrant was shown to them, nor were they told where they were being taken.

"...They (the unidentified men who ambushed and took them) wore black and black. No name tag. Nothing, nothing. No sign of any military or this thing. The only thing I heard was, "DSS, DSS"..." he said.
Man who was arrested alongside Verydarkman shares his experience and how they were ambushed
A man says he was arrested alongside Verydarkman, and their phones' passwords were reportedly forcefully taken. Photo Credit: @verydarkblackman
Source: Instagram

Innocent Tino reposted a clip of the man's experience, and it got people talking.

Watch the video here.

Mixed reactions trail the man's experience

Emmanuel Shanu said:

"That guy is the one that give information where VDM dey, he is not pure."

David Crownwithwealth Oyesile said:

"E good make u as an activist blogger dey carry spy camera walka ,incase e fit be button camera, wrist watch or even belt camera.it is a shame all this government apparatus are barking on good citizens."

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Rachael Abdullahi said:

"That footage we dint see vdm mother following out of the bank,is that he left his mother in the bank and walk away?"

Gbenga Peters said:

"With the previous rubbish post wey u make, u don see am now? No arrest warrant, got their face covered so which useless due process were u preaching for the ratels to follow? E be like sey u dey for gtbank payroll."

Precious Ginika said:

"They did that because vdm said he has evidence against efcc showing they’re corrupts. That’s why they wants to deletes everything on that phone, failed country."

Julietchris Ike said:

"Let this guy that was kidnapped with VDM go to hospital 1st because he's not strong, let him do scan join. For now, he is the only witness and needs to be alive to testify."

US-based man sends message to Verydarkman's fans

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a US-based man had sent a message to Verydarkman's fans following his recent arrest.

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While expressing reservations for GTBank for their part in the arrest of Verydarkman, the US citizen blamed the online critic for giving out his location on Facebook, which helped the EFCC to know his whereabouts.

The man appealed to the EFCC to follow due process and avoid intimidating, harassing or pressurising Verydarkman while he is in their custody. He advised Verydarkman on what they must not do.

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Source: Legit.ng

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