Celebrity Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur Linus Williams Ifejirika, widely known as Blord, has been granted bail after spending several weeks in detention at Kuje prison over allegations of impersonating social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse.
The development was disclosed on Friday by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore via his official Facebook page.
According to Sowore, Blord was granted bail on self-recognizance following his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja. However, the court mandated him to surrender his international passport as part of the bail conditions.
“Bail has been granted to Linus Williams, popularly known as @mrblordofficial BLORD, on self-recognizance. The court, however, ordered that he deposit his international passport as part of the bail conditions,” Sowore stated.
Blord had earlier been remanded in custody on April 1, 2026, pending the hearing of the case.
The charges stem from allegations that the entrepreneur impersonated VeryDarkMan, a controversial online personality, a claim that led to his detention and subsequent legal proceedings.