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Nigerian singer, Darlington Achakpo better known as Speed Darlington, has regained freedom after spending two months behind bars.
TheNewsGuru reports that the controversial singer was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo State, over allegations of cyberstalking Grammy award-winning musician Burna Boy.
The singer’s detention comes after his colleague Burna Boy filed a petition against him, for using social media to question the authenticity of his Grammy award, linking the A-list artiste to embattled music mogul Sean Combs, known as P Diddy or Puff Daddy.
He suggested that Burna Boy may have had a sexual relationship with the American music executive.
However, Darlington’s lawyer, Stan Alieke on Tuesday evening, announced his release via Instagram, with photos of the singers.
Alieke expressed the legal team’s commitment to seek justice for Darlington, while claiming his client’s fundamental human rights had been violated by the Nigeria Police Force.
“We will 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,” Alieke wrote.
Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Darlington bail in the sum of N20 million with one surety.
The judge, Ekerete Akpan, ruled that the surety must be a level 10 civil servant residing in Abuja and must provide an affidavit of means.
The court adjourned the case until March 18 for trial, where Darlington will face a two-count charge related to alleged cybercrime.
However, his legal team vowed to fight the case and seek redress for what they describe as an infringement on his rights.
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