‘Police Did Me Dirty’ — Speed Darlington Breaks Silence On Burna Boy After Release

Nigerian singer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington and Akpi, has broken silence following his release from police custody over a defamation and cyberstalking complaint filed by Grammy-winning artist, Burna Boy.

Darlington, who was released on bail on October 9 after five days in detention in Abuja, addressed the issue during an Instagram Live session.

He accused the police of maltreating him and withholding his phone.

Quoting Darlington, “It is the Nigerian police that did me dirty. They are still withholding my phone, and I do not have access to it.”

Darlington who said he doesn’t hold any grudge against Burna Boy, however, wondered why the singer took offence at a joke he made about him.

“Let me just be direct, I have no beef with Burna Boy. I and Burna Boy are not quarrelling, nor are we enemies. Burna Boy felt like I was spoiling something for him,” he said.

The singer also criticised the amount of effort Burna Boy put into the legal case.

“The amount of effort Burna Boy put into this case, I feel like I am even more successful than him. He pays big money to blogs to push him, but I’m way bigger than him. I feel like I am even more successful than him.

“Back in 2016, they used to call me gay because I usually attended events alone, and they thought I was gay. The same thing happened to Burna, and now he is calling the police. I’m stronger than him,” he said.

Darlington added that he is unfamiliar with Nigeria’s cybercrime laws and the regulations that led to his arrest.

“I was not aware of the cybercrime law. It surprised me that such laws exist. It’s childish for someone to get upset over an insult… why would you be angry because someone insulted you?” he queried.