After spending five days in EFCC custody, VeryDarkMan was released Wednesday evening to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.
In a viral video, VeryDarkMan was seen with Adeyanju.
His release was also confirmed by Omoyele Sowore on his X account (formerly Twitter).
“Thanks to unrelenting efforts of all @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC ! He is with his ebullient lawyer, @adeyanjudeji”
Recall that VeryDarkMan was arrested by the operatives of the EFCC on Friday, May 2 in the premises of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) in Abuja.
The EFCC, in a statement released on Tuesday, said he was arrested following petitions pertaining to “grave allegations of financial malfeasance which could not be ignored by the Commission.”
However, VeryDarkMan’s arrest sparked outrage and protests by youths in Abuja and Port Harcourt, calling on the anti-graft agency to release him.
Following his arrest, notable celebrities and political figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, also condemned the action. Tribune