Burna Boy: Police declined releasing singer Speed Darlington on bail – Lawyer

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju says his efforts to get singer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington bailed from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force was unsuccessful.

DAILY POST recalls that the singer was rearrested by the police on Tuesday during his show in Owerri, the Imo State capital for allegedly cyberstalking his colleague, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy.

In an update shared on his official Facebook page on Wednesday night, his lawyer, Adeyanju said the police refused to release the singer on bail.

He wrote, “The Nigerian police brought our client Speed Darlington to Abuja from Owerri this evening and I just met him.

“They have refused to release him on bail over defamation of Burna Boy. Burna Boy, the Ojuelegba Fela sings about oppression but oppresses Akpi with the police”.