Timaya arrested after being accused of ‘hit and run’

The Lagos state police command has arrested Timaya, the singer, over his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident. 

On Wednesday, Omowunmi Lawal, the entrepreneur, had called out the musician in an Instagram post.

The lady had claimed Timaya hit her sister’s car at Ikate axis of Lekki in Lagos state.

Omowunmi further alleged that the ‘Dem Mama’ crooner also hit her sister when she came down from her vehicle to confront him and thereafter zoomed off.

“This celebrity and how they behave @timaya nearly kill my sister this morning. She hit her with his car and run. At Ikate few hour ago, he hit my sister car and she came down to ask him to look what he did, this heartless human was asking for number and she told him he would block her, rather for @timayatimaya to do the needful,” she wrote.

The lady also shared a video of her sister receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital after the incident.

Omowunmi alleged that the 41-year-old blocked her on Instagram when she tried to message him about the issue.

“He hit my sister with his car and ran away. She is at the hospital right now in serious pain and funniest part is me messaging him on Instagram to do the needful, but this wicked fellow blocked me after reading my message,” she added.

On Thursday, a video of security operatives taking away the singer from a building believed to be his house surfaced online.

VIDEO: @timayatimaya arrested over alleged 'hit-and-run'. pic.twitter.com/hi5AO9dflO

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Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Lagos police command spokesman, also confirmed Timaya’s arrest in a terse statement to TheCable Lifestyle.

Ajisebutu said the singer “is being investigated for a case of serious motor accident.”

“He is being investigated for a case of serious motor accident. For further details later,” he said.

The singer is yet to react to the incident as of the time of this report.