Nigeria Police invites VeryDarkMan over comments at NBA conference
The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic VeryDarkMan to provide evidence for his claims that officers at highway checkpoints facilitate kidnappings. The police have denied these allegations and requested that the activist substantiate his public statements.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing tensions between public activists and law enforcement regarding corruption and accountability in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt. DAILY POST reports that VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the NBA, where he made allegations against officers of the NPF. He alleged that police officers manning checkpoints along major highways in the country relay information to kidnappers and bandits regarding the identities and movements of travellers. According to the activist, the actions of the officers have been facilitating abductions for ransom across the nation. Responding, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, denied the allegation in a statement issued on Thursday.
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