The Nigerian police have come under fire from Speed Darlington‘s lawyer, Stan Alieke, for the rapper’s ongoing detention.
While performing at a show in Owerri, Imo State, last week, Darlington was taken into custody.
Human rights attorney Deji Adeyanju has claimed that the rapper’s re-arrest was caused by Burna Boy, the Afrofusion sensation.
Adeyanju asserted that Burna Boy, posing as a human rights activist, was oppressing Darlington by manipulating the police.
Alieke recently disclosed on his Instagram account that the police had refused Darlington bail seven days after his detention.
Additionally, the attorney urged the police to refrain from “trampling on my client’s constitutional rights.”
The lawyer also called on the law enforcement agency police not to “trample on my client’s his constitutional rights”.
“Today makes it exactly one week since my client, Mr Darlington Achakpo PKA Speed Darlington was re-arrested and detained by the @nigeriapoliceforce and he’s been in their custody ever since,” he wrote.
“The police should not trample on his constitutional right while trying to enforce another person’s right. He’s entitled to bail and should be granted same.”
In October, the content creator was first detained by the police in Abuja after Burna Boy filed a formal complaint.
He was, however, released on bail after five days in police detention.
