VDM vs GTBank: CCTV Footage Confirms Verydarkman Was Not Apprehended on Bank Premises - OloriSuperGal

OlorisupergalMay 3, 2025Read original

This is coming barely 24 hours after VeryDarkMan was carted away by men alleged to be officers of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC.

Earlier this week, VDM posted a video where he called out GTB about some unlawful deduction from his mother’s account.

In the video, he said he would be visiting one of the branches of the commercial bank the next day.

On the day of the incident, Verydarkman posted that he was already inside the bank.

But hours after his post, his brother posted on his social media page that VDM had gone missing and that he had been taken away by some men at gunpoint.

Earlier today, Verydarkman’s lawyer released a two-page statement sharing insights into what transpired at the bank and how his client was arrested.

In a part of the statement which reads:

“Earlier today, May 2, 2025, our attention was drawn to the fact that our clients, Mr. Martins Vincent Otse (AKA Very Dark Black Man) and Mr. Steven Avuara (AKA C-PACK), were arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), immediately after they exited Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Ltd’s premises at Garki, Area 3, Abuja.

Further inquiries at the SDC Unit 4 led our colleagues to a certain Mr. Chukwu, who was identified as the lead officer in charge of the case. Our colleagues subsequently requested access to our clients, but they were informed that Mr. Martins Otse declined to see anybody. However, our colleagues were able to see Mr. Avuara, who narrated the circumstances leading to their arrest.

Following the conclusion of the inquiries, they attempted to exit the building, but were locked in the bank’s security door for over five minutes. Shortly thereafter, they were accosted at gunpoint a few metres outside the bank’s premises, beaten and blindfolded by some armed men wearing black uniforms.

Verydarkman’s arrest has sparked massive reactions across the Nigerian social media space. The reactions and public outrage that trailed VDM’s arrest seem to have forced the release of the video published online by GTbank in a bid to prove their innocence.

See some of the comments that trailed the video released by GTBank:

@salahudeen33:

“I said it, something is fishy. VDM and his team are all liars. Make una no dey bring emotion for this matter. Let EFCC work, please. Enough for the them say them say.”

@drpenking:

“He is inside now. When you are coming, please don’t come inside o. If you arrest him inside the name of our bank will spoil. Wait at the gate I’ll inform you when he walks out the bank door.”

@mrmohkdper:

“I don’t know the reason why some people are tying this up with GT bank. If you are on their Radar they can hunt you down wherever you are. Besides, what’s the fuss about? VDM is a big boy he can take care of himself!!

@MCARIZONA5:

“This is all a stunt just to bring Koko P and his brother into the timeline. He was not arrested — remember, you heard it here first.”

@davidoghe:

“Like I said before, GTB is not behind VeryDarkMan’s arrest but the threat to arrest him was use as a bait and opportunity for those behind the arrest who obviously have been monitoring his movement and the situation at the bank, cus if truly we all read the letter Deji Adeyanju posted online as his lawyer, y’all will understand that the arrest warrant stated an allegation of cyber stalking. So who tabled the allegation of cyber stalking against VeryDarkMan? That should be the question.”