Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a Nigerian musician, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Counsel for the singer and Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju who had earlier confirmed the singer’s arrest via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday also dropped another post claiming that Burna Boy was behind the harassment of Speed Darlington by the police.
He wrote, “Our client, Speed Darlington, a.k.a AKPI, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Owerri at his show upon return to Nigeria.”
“Burna Boy behind the harassment of Speed Darlington by the police. This is someone who has been singing against oppression and forming Junior Fela, now oppressing Akpi,” he wrote.
However, the reason for the singer’s arrest remains unclear at the time of filing this report.
NaijatimesUsa recalls that Speedy was arrested in Lagos in the past month for allegedly cyberstalking and bullying a fellow musician, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy.
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The musician, who was accused of cyberstalking Burna Boy, was released on bail days after his arrest.
Adeyanju who also confirmed this earlier arrest, confirmed that Speedy was arrested in Lagos and later transferred to Abuja before being detained by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team in the Guzape area of Abuja.
Days before the arrest, Speed Darlington questioned the authenticity of Burna Boy’s Grammy Award after alleging that there might be a connection between the ‘Odogwu’ crooner and disgraced American rapper, Sean Diddy Combs.
