Social media personality, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has set certain conditions before honouring police invitation over allegations he made against the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Moshood Jimoh.
In a statement through his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, the activist demanded that the investigative process be conducted under strict transparency measures.
According to the activist, he remained willing to cooperate fully with the police investigation, insisting on safeguards to ensure public confidence in the process.
The statement stems from the Nigeria Police Force’s August 4 statement confirming that VeryDarkMan had been invited by the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Abuja, to substantiate allegations he made against the senior police officer.
The legal team noted that VeryDarkMan welcomed the police decision to investigate the claims and reiterated that he had never opposed any lawful probe.
“Our client appreciates the decision of the Nigeria Police Force to commence an official investigation into the concerns he raised and reiterates his willingness to cooperate with the investigation.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our client has never opposed any lawful investigation. On the contrary, he remains ready, willing and available to honour any invitation lawfully extended to him by the Nigeria Police Force,” the statement read.
However, the legal team maintained that given the public interest surrounding the case, the seniority of the officer involved and the need to preserve confidence in the process, the investigation should be transparent, fair and accountable.
As part of the conditions for honouring the invitation, the lawyers requested that representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, civil society organisations and other independent observers be allowed to monitor the interview.
