By Sulaymon Ruqoya
October 9th, 2024
Nigerian lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has confirmed the arrest of rapper Speed Darlington, who had been missing since Friday. Adeyanju disclosed that the rapper was detained in Lagos and later transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Adeyanju explained that Speed Darlington’s arrest was based on a formal complaint filed by Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy. “We just spent the last 30 minutes with Speed Darlington, and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos on Friday, moved around, and eventually brought to Abuja. The petition against him was written by Burna Boy, we can confirm,” Adeyanju wrote.
This arrest comes shortly after Speed Darlington’s mother publicly accused Burna Boy and his team of orchestrating her son’s disappearance. The controversy stems from an online dispute between the two artists, where Speed Darlington questioned the authenticity of Burna Boy’s Grammy win and accused him of using his connections with embattled American singer, Diddy.
The situation has ignited a flurry of reactions on social media, with users sharing diverse opinions:
One X user wrote, “I like the way y’all are supporting Burna because of favoritism, abi you’re used to oppression. Poverty is a bad thing, we can’t even hide it anymore; we publicly lick asses. Let’s maintain the same energy when it’s us or our favs in Akpi’s shoes ‘cos no one is above bullying. Ask Dangote.”
Another user commented, “So why is the woman crying? Abi she no see her pickin warn about the things him de talk? Abi Burna Boy no get mama? Omoh, Akpi get luck. No be PH [Port Harcourt] him de because b4 police go arrive, em head don open. This is real life bro! You no go come challenge me I leave you go free.”
“Burna Boy really arrested Akpi? Why? For what?” asked another user, surprised by the turn of events.
Another X user shared, “Burna boy is mid,” “Burna boy’s songs are wack,” “Burna boy cannot perform” — opinions they said are valid. However, they added, “But saying ‘Burna Boy is getting fucked in the ass by Diddy’ is defamation. Burna should release him and sue him for everything he has.”