VeryDarkMan breaks silence after five-day EFCC detention over money laundering suspicion
Popular Nigerian social commentator VeryDarkMan has finally spoken out following his arrest and five-day detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) — a development that triggered widespread concern across the country.
He was taken into custody on Friday, May 2, shortly after visiting a GTBank branch in Abuja, a move that reportedly drew the attention of EFCC operatives.
His detention quickly became a topic of national conversation, as supporters and public figures decried what they described as an unlawful and excessive response. Some even staged protests at EFCC offices, demanding his immediate release.
VeryDarkMan was finally freed on the evening of Wednesday, May 7.
In a video that has since gone viral on social media, he opened up about the reason behind his arrest. According to him, the EFCC suspected him of money laundering — an allegation he found both shocking and baseless.
“They think I am into money laundering, how would they put money laundering for person wey no get money? I have done so many charities, and them they wonder how. They don’t know that I use debt for charity. Anyway, we are outside, with my lawyer, of course.”
The video has stirred further debate online, with many questioning the grounds for the arrest and the broader implications for civil liberties and freedom of expression in Nigeria.
