October 08, (THEWILL) – Grammy award winning singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has arrested his colleague, Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, for defaming him.
Lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed that Speed Darlington wasn’t missing but is being detained by the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja.
Adeyanju added that he was arrested in Lagos last Friday and subsequently transferred to Abuja, where he has remained in detention since.
He admitted that the arrest was based on a formal complaint from Burna Boy. He, however, did not give details of the petition.
“We just spent the last 30mins with Speed Darlington and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos on Friday, last week, moved around and eventually brought to Abuja and has been in detention since then. Petition against him was written by Burna Boy, we can confirm,” Adeyanju said.
Earlier, social media was abuzz with news of Speed Darlington’s kidnap after he was reported missing for three days.
His mother took to social media to raise the alarm over her son’s disappearance while attributing his kidnap to Burna Boy who she said was retaliating over what Speed Darlington said concerning him.
A social media influencer, Constance Nwogu, raised an alarm regarding the alleged disappearance of Speed Darlington.
In a message shared on social media on Monday, Nwogu expressed concern over the artist’s whereabouts, noting that he has been unreachable for three days.
“It has come to our notice that our man Speeddarlington (Akpi) has been missing for days now (three days now),” Nwogu wrote via her Instagram page.
She pointed out that the last post on Speeddarlington’s social media page was made three days ago, a departure from his usual frequent online activities.
“Up till now, no one has heard from him. We have all tried to reach him, but to no avail,” she added, emphasising the urgency of the situation.
While there is no confirmed reason for Speeddarlington’s sudden disappearance, Nwogu suggested that it could possibly be as a result of a video he must have made before now.”
In the video, Speed Darlington questioned the authenticity of Burna Boy’s Grammy award and linked Burna Boy with embattled musician Sean Combs, also known as Diddy
Meanwhile, on Tuesday via X, Burna Boy wrote, “Who’s missing?”
However, there are no direct links to whom Burna Boy was referring to.
Subsequently, Nwogu urged the public to come forward with any information that could assist in locating the missing entertainer.
“Please, this is important. If there is any information anybody has concerning this, please reach out to me or do not hesitate to put it out, please,” she added.
She assured followers that updates would be provided as new information becomes available.
“We will as well keep everyone posted if we get something. Thank you very much,” Nwogu said.
