A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord, after he spent several weeks in Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations of impersonation.
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Blord was accused of impersonating social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan.
The development was disclosed by activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, who shared details of the court’s decision in a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday.
According to Sowore, the court granted Blord bail on self-recognizance but imposed additional conditions, including the surrender of his international passport.
“Bail has been granted to Linus Williams, popularly known as @mrblordofficial BLORD, on self-recognizance,” Sowore stated. “The court, however, ordered that he deposit his international passport as part of the bail conditions.”
Blord had previously been remanded at Kuje prison on April 1, pending further proceedings in the ongoing case.
The matter is expected to continue as the court proceeds with hearings on the allegations against him.
