Nigerian musician Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has opened up about his time in police custody following his recent release.
Last week, Speed Darlington’s mother, Miss Queen, shared an emotional video on Instagram, revealing that she had been informed by her son’s security personnel that Burna Boy and his team had allegedly visited and abducted him.
This came just days after Speed Darlington posted a video online about the Afrobeats star. However, it was later confirmed that his arrest was due to a petition filed by Burna Boy, accusing him of defamation and cyberstalking.
In his first public appearance since his release, Speed Darlington, during an Instagram live session, expressed that he holds no resentment towards the Grammy winner, though he revealed that he was tortured by the police during his detention.
“Let me just be direct, I have no beef with Burna Boy. I and Burna Boy are not quarrelling, nor are we, enemies. It is the Nigerian police that did me dirty. They are still withholding my phone at the moment, and I do not have access to it.
“Burna Boy felt like I was spoiling something for him. The amount of effort Burna Boy put into this case. I feel like I am even more successful than him,” he said.
The dancer alleged that Burna Boy offers a lot of money to bloggers to promote him, maintaining that he is ahead of him in the industry.
“He pays big money to blogs to push him, but I’m way bigger than him. But you, on the outside looking in, would not see it. I am stronger than Burna Boy. Back in 2016, they used to call me gay because I usually attended events alone, and they thought I was gay. The same thing happened to Burna, and now he is calling the police.”
Speed Darlington reiterated that he is bigger than Burna Boy, acknowledging that he was not abreast of the cybercrime laws.
“I’m stronger than him. I was not aware of the cybercrime law. It surprised me that such laws exist. It’s childish for someone to get upset over an insult. Why would you be angry because someone insulted you?”