Speed Darlington, the Nigerian singer, has regained freedom after two months in police custody.
Darlington was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state. He was accused of cyberstalking Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning artiste.
Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.
Stan Alieke, Darlington’s lawyer, announced his release on Instagram on Tuesday evening alongside photos of the singer.
He also disclosed that they would “ensure Darlington gets justice for his fundamental human rights, which were deprived of him by the Nigerian Police Force”.
“Delighted to announce that our client, Mr Darlington Achakpo Aka Speed Darlington (Akpi) has regained his freedom after two months of illegal incarceration,” he wrote.
“For the record, as his team of lawyers, we will be exploring every angle of the law to ensure that he gets justice for his fundamental human right which was deprived of him by the Nigerian Police Force and for the unfair/ unjust treatment he was subjected to.”
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Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector general of police, had taken Darlington to court for “cybercrime offences”.
Last week, a federal high court in Abuja admitted the singer to a N20 million bail with one surety after he pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime.
Ekerete Akpan, the judge, ordered that the surety, who must be a level 10 civil servant, must be a resident of Abuja and be deposed to an affidavit of means.
Akpan adjourned the matter until March 18 for trial.
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