{"id":145336,"date":"2024-10-31T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T08:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145336"},"modified":"2024-10-31T09:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T08:10:28","slug":"verydarkman-apologizes-for-wearing-police-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145336","title":{"rendered":"VeryDarkMan apologizes for wearing police uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">VeryDarkMan apologizes for wearing police uniform<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has issued an apology to the Nigeria Police Force for donning a police uniform in one of his recent videos.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Vanguard reported that the police had condemned his unauthorized use of the uniform and initiated an investigation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the controversial video, VeryDarkMan wore a police uniform and jokingly introduced himself as a \u201cChief Superintendent of Police (CSP) of the Online Division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Following the backlash, he released a video on Thursday apologizing for using attire resembling the official police uniform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">VeryDarkMan also advised Nigerians to seek proper authorization before wearing police attire to avoid misunderstandings or legal repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">His words: \u201cBack from the police station where I was interrogated based on the post I made wearing a costume that the police claim is similar to theirs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI didn\u2019t intend to impersonate the police in anyway and I tender my unreserved apologies to the Nigeria police force and the office of the Inspector General of Police.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAnd also I will like to use this medium to tell the general public to always seek permission from the police or other law enforcement agencies before using anything that might look like their uniform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VeryDarkMan apologizes for wearing police uniform Social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has issued an apology to the Nigeria Police Force for donning a police uniform in one of his recent videos. Earlier in the week, Vanguard reported that the police had condemned his unauthorized use of the uniform and initiated an investigation. 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