Deji Adeyanju, the legal representative of social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has clarified that Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) was not involved in the recent arrest of his client in Abuja.
Some netizens had earlier alleged that the bank played a role because VDM had visited a branch to complain about alleged unauthorised transactions from his mother’s account.
However, addressing the allegations via social media a human rights lawyer on VDM’s legal team, Deji Adeyanju dismissed the claims.
He said, “There is no connection between GTBank and the arrest of my client.
“It happened in an entirely different location and was conducted by state actors.”
He clarified that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested VDM in Area 3, hours after his bank visit.
