VeryDarkMan re-arraigned for ‘cyberbullying’ Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, others

The Nigeria Police Power on Thursday re-arraigned Martins Otse, popularly generally known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja.

He’s dealing with expenses of allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh.

The activist can also be accused of concentrating on Nigerian music producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, popularly generally known as Samklef, amongst others.

VDM appeared earlier than Justice Musa Liman, the place he was re-arraigned on a five-count cost.

He pleaded not responsible to all of the allegations.

Will probably be recalled that VDM was first arraigned on Might 22, 2024, earlier than Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon on the identical expenses, introduced beneath Part 24 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, and so forth.) Act, 2015.

He was initially remanded in custody however was later granted ₦10 million bail on June 10, 2024. The bail required two sureties who should both work for a good firm or be Stage 17 officers within the federal civil service with proof of three years’ tax clearance.

The fees, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/140/2024, have been dated and filed on March 28, 2024, and re-assigned to Justice Liman following Justice Olajuwon’s switch to a different division of the court docket.

Within the first depend, VDM is accused of deliberately posting a video on October 13, 2023, through his Instagram deal with (@verydarkblackman), which allegedly contained threatening and bullying remarks directed at Samuel Oguachuba.

Within the second depend, he allegedly revealed movies on October 29, 2023, deemed grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing, particularly concentrating on Iyabo Ojo.

“One Iyabo Ojo is having an indecent sexual relationship together with her daughter,” VDM allegedly claimed within the video.

The third depend entails an accusation that, on January 19, 2024, VDM knowingly revealed a false declare that “King Tonto Dikeh is concerned within the felony conversion of the proceeds from the crowdfunding for the Justice for Mobbad Motion and is the particular person behind the Gistlover weblog.”

The fourth depend alleges that on March 19, 2024, the defendant posted movies containing insulting and annoying remarks concerning the Deputy Inspectors Common of Police and members of the Nationwide Meeting.

Following his re-arraignment, VDM’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, requested that the bail beforehand granted by Justice Olajuwon be upheld. The police prosecutor, Victor Okoye, didn’t object.

Justice Liman accepted the request and affirmed the prevailing bail phrases, subsequently adjourning the case to July 24, 2025, for trial.