Standard Nigerian singer, Darlington Achakpo, often known as Pace Darlington, has petitioned the Deputy Inspector Common of Police, Drive Intelligence Bureau in Abuja, DIG Dasuki Galadanchi, asking him to adjust to a courtroom order on his continued detention.
In a letter addressed dated January 8, 2025, the singer’s counsel, Rosemary E. Hamza, from the Chambers of Deji Adeyanju & Companions, emphasised that the courtroom order issued by Justice M.S. Liman on December 23, 2024, directed the police to cost Pace Darlington inside 48 hours or launch him unconditionally.
The letter copied to the Deputy Chief Registrar, Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, is titled: ‘Re; Illegal Detention Of Darlington Achakpo.’
The letter reads, “As you’re little doubt conscious, the Federal Excessive Court docket, per Hon. Justice M.S. Liman, on the twenty third day of December 2024, directed the police authorities to cost our consumer to courtroom inside 48 hours or launch him unconditionally.
“On January 6, 2025, the courtroom reiterated the order and urged the police authorities to launch him to the lead counsel, our personal, Marshal Abubakar, who shall produce him in courtroom for trial.
“Though our consumer was served with a bail time period on January 6, 2025 (a duplicate is herein hooked up to this correspondence) requesting him to provide a Grade Stage 16 civil servant, Marshal Abubakar, Esq and Mazi David Ihuoma, Esq had been on the FIB on January 7, 2025, with a surety to fulfil the bail circumstances you imposed.
“Nonetheless, occasions and happenings on that day left a lot to be desired as a number of calls and messages despatched to you by Abubakar Marshal, Esq and Deji Adeyanju, Esq had been left unanswered and with out response.”
The petition famous that Abubakar and Ihuoma can be coming to the FIB on January 9, 2024, with a surety to fulfil the bail circumstances imposed.
PUNCH On-line studies that Pace Darlington was arrested in November 2024 over allegations of defamation and cyberstalking of fellow artiste, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally generally known as Burna Boy.
The singer was arrested in Lagos and transferred to Abuja earlier than being detained by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Group within the Guzape space of Abuja.
Nonetheless, he was launched from police custody and re-arrested whereas acting at a present in Owerri, the Imo State capital, days after returning to the nation.