Renowned attorney and human rights advocate Deji Adeyanju has disclosed that singer Speed Darlington, popularly known as AKPI, has been moved from Owerri to Abuja, adding a new development to the ongoing case.
Recall that on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, Deji Adeyanju told the public that Speed Darlington had been detained for the second time in as many months during his performance in Owerri, Imo State.
The musician and controversial content creator was arrested for the first time on October 4, 2024.
The first arrest came after Speed Darlington put out a controversial video in which he allegedly mocked his colleague Burna Boy, associating him with American rapper Diddy, who has faced legal issues with the FBI over charges of immoral exploitation.
Shortly after the video was circulated online, Speed Darlington’s mother came out to the general public in a video shared on social media to reveal that she was just informed that he was missing after making a video about Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy.
In her video calling attention to her son’s arrest, she went on her knees to plead with the musician to “tamper justice with mercy” and free her only son from detention.
She also called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to Darlington’s aid as she doesn’t live in Nigeria and doesn’t want her son to continue rotting in detention.
Since then, Deji Adeyanju has given Daddy Freeze a brief interview in which he discussed defamation and explained that this is a civil matter rather than a criminal one, indicating that the case is still ongoing.
