Darlington Okoye, also referred to as Velocity Darlington, has been launched on bail from police custody after spending 5 days in detention.
Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, confirmed that he was arrested in Lagos final Friday after which transferred to Abuja, the place he had been detained.
Adeyanju revealed {that a} formal grievance was filed by Burna Boy claiming Darlington defamed and cyberstalked the Grammy Award winner, which led to Darlington’s detention in Abuja.
Darlington was launched to his lawyer on Tuesday night after assembly the bail situations set by the police in Abuja.
Adeyanju, In a put up through X, appreciated those that contributed to the singer’s launch and recommended the police within the IRT division for his or her professionalism.
In a video that has now gone viral, Darlington requested Burna Boy to clarify how he received the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’, taunting his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who’s going through a number of expenses for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Vanguard reported that Darlington’s mom, in a video, begged Burna Boy to “tamper justice with mercy” and launch his solely son.