Popular Nigerian rapper and performer Panshak Zamani, also known as Ice Prince, has spoken out about his traumatic prison experience.
The musician was remanded to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in September 2022 by a Lagos State magistrate court for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
After meeting his bond requirements, he was released from custody, but not before over a week had passed.
Ice Prince Zamani discussed the incident on the most recent episode of the “Listen” podcast, saying that despite his fame, he wasn’t given preferential treatment and that going to jail was a terrible experience.
He said:
“Whatever story you were told is not what happened. The case is over now, so I can talk about it. I spent six days in jail. I didn’t get preferential treatment. It’s prison, so there was no preferential treatment. I’m not talking about a police cell.
“I have seen a lot of celebrities and public figures who went to police cells come out to brag as if they went through some shit. If you’ve never been to prison, you ain’t seen shit yet. I can’t explain it. It’s a different world. I don’t pray for my worst enemy to experience it. You have to be careful out there because mistakes can take you there. There are so many innocent people in there. It wasn’t a good experience.
“But I made friends in there. We hung out, chatted. It’s a different institution of higher learning.”
On what led him to prison, Ice Prince claimed he was only joking with the police officer he allegedly assaulted when he drove off after the officer entered his car during a stop-and-search operation.
