Social activist Martins Otse a.k.a VeryDarkMan was allowed to walk Friday by the Nigeria Police Force after he was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
VDM was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja but was granted bail in the sum of N2 million alongside two sureties, each providing the same amount. He will also surrender his international passport.
VDM was seen in a viral video wearing the uniform of the NPF and introducing himself as “Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) of the online division,” a portrayal the police condemned disowned.
Though VDM issued an apology to the police, clarifying that his video was not meant to impersonate the agency, he was arrest by the police.
“I didn’t intend to impersonate the police in anyway and I tender my unreserved apologies to the Nigeria police force and the office of the inspector general of police,” VDM said in his apology.
“I will like to use the medium to tell the general public to always seek permission from the police or other law enforcement agencies before using anything that might look like their uniform.
“You might want to use it for good but there are others that might want to use it for bad, so it’s good to get full approval before using anything that might seem impersonating @nigeriapoliceforce.”
