VeryDarkMan Arrested Again Over Alleged Defamation

Nigerian social media critic, VeryDarkMan has reportedly been arrested again on allegations of defamation and cyberbullying.

VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, disclosed this via his X page, formally known as Twitter, on Sunday, June 20.

According to him, Verydarkman was arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly scammed a Nigerian abroad.

Deji Adeyanju stated that intead of arresting the alleged scammer, the police arrested Verydarkman on defamation charges.

The post reads, “Our client, @thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad. Instead of the police to arrest the person alleged to have duped someone, they arrested VDM on allegation of defamation.”

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This comes just three weeks after VeryDarkMan was released on bail after spending two weeks in police detention over alleged cyberstalking and bullying.

Tobias Sylvester

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