Nigeria, May 8 -- Popular activist Martin 'VeryDarkMan (VDM),' Otse, has regained his freedom after spending six days in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that VDM's lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed his client was arrested by the anti-graft agency last Friday.

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and fellow activist Omoyele Sowore announced VDM's release on Wednesday evening via his X (formerly Twitter) page.

He wrote, "Thanks to the unrelenting efforts of all, Verydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the EFCC! He is with his ebullient lawyer, Adeyanju Deji."

Furthermore, in a viral video obtained by this newspaper and posted by supporters of...