{"id":165277,"date":"2024-03-26T11:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=165277"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:17:38","slug":"verydarkmans-arrest-backlash-as-fans-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-call-for-his-release-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/26\/verydarkmans-arrest-backlash-as-fans-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-call-for-his-release-video\/","title":{"rendered":"VeryDarkMan\u2019s arrest: backlash as fans take to the streets to protest, call for his release [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Videos of some Nigerian youth taking to the street to demand VeryDarkMan&#8217;s release from police detention have surfaced online.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">In one of the videos, some young men were spotted with placards demanding the social media activist&#8217;s release. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>This comes after VeryDarkMan&#8217;s lawyer and Seun Kuti confirmed Tonto Dikeh was behind VeryDarkMan&#8217;s arrest<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Self-acclaimed activist and social media influencer Martin Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) arrest, has been stirring up drama on social media. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The activist&#8217;s arrest has divided not just netizens but some celebrities. While prominent figures like Seun Kuti<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>has called for his release, others have insisted he remains in detention. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A trending video on social media showed some Nigerian youths taking to the streets to protest over VDM\u2019s arrest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the viral video, some youths were spotted carrying placards and demanding VDM&#8217;s release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/26\/tonto-dikeh-samklef-iyabo-ojo-behind-his-arrest-lawyer-says-shares-condition-for-verydarkmans-bail\/\">VDM\u2019s lawyer alleged that Tonto Dikeh, Iyabo Ojo and Samklef were involved in the former\u2019s arrest. He also spoke on the stringent bail conditions set for the TikToker\u2019s release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recall that the activist has been off social media for four days now after he was arrested for cyberbullying. 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See below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong> ikenga_orlu_:<\/strong> &#8220;Any woman that dislikes VDM can never ever be a good wife.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>vigra_inc<\/strong> wrote: \u201cThe caption should be &#8220;Some Miscreants are in the streets protesting for VDM&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>j.a.r.m.a:<\/strong> &#8220;If your relative no de among this people omo you no know wetin God do for you.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>bright___r:<\/strong> &#8220;Buhari was right when he called us \u201cLazy Nigerian Youths.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>yourbrandchick<\/strong>: &#8220;Y&#8217;all should use this energy to tell him to mind his business when he comes out!&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong> djnasty01<\/strong>: &#8220;But but if it was another person that they arrested and people protest like this, vdm for don set camera and say \u201cNigeria youths are mumus.&#8221; <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos of some Nigerian youth taking to the street to demand VeryDarkMan&#8217;s release from police detention have surfaced online. In one of the videos, some young men were spotted with placards demanding the social media activist&#8217;s release. This comes after VeryDarkMan&#8217;s lawyer and Seun Kuti confirmed Tonto Dikeh was behind VeryDarkMan&#8217;s arrest. 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