{
  "id": 3724494,
  "title": "‘Police are the unknown gunmen, you will get your evidence’ – VeryDarkMan replies IGP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/police-are-the-unknown-gunmen-you-will-get-your-evidence-verydarkman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:32:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/27/police-are-the-unknown-gunmen-you-will-get-your-evidence-verydarkman-replies-igp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Social media activist and popular figure, VeryDarkMan, responded to an invitation from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) regarding allegations he made at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Port Harcourt. In the NBA event, VeryDarkMan accused NPF officers of collaborating with kidnappers and bandits by providing them with information about travelers' identities and movements. Following the conference, the NPF issued a statement inviting VeryDarkMan to submit evidence supporting his claims.\n\nIn a statement released on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the NPF requested VeryDarkMan to present proof of his allegations. However, VeryDarkMan, in a Facebook post, clarified that he would not provide any evidence to the police until he was officially charged to court. He emphasized that he would only deliver his evidence in a court of law and reiterated that the police are the \"unknown gunmen\" who assist in kidnappings. VeryDarkMan concluded his statement by asserting his intention to provide the police with his evidence once he faces legal action.",
  "summary": "Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has responded to an invitation extended to him by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, over an allegation he made in an address at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt. DAILY POST reports that VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the […] ‘Police are the unknown gunmen, you will get your…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Nigeria Police invites VeryDarkMan over comments at NBA conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/breaking-nigeria-police-invites-verydarkman-over-comments-at-nba",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:40:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police invite VeryDarkMan, demand evidence of checkpoint kidnapping claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/police-invite-verydarkman-demand-evidence-of-checkpoint-kidnapping",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:38:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}