Human rights activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju has condemned Burna Boy for playing a role in Speed Darlington’s detention.
Adeyanju criticized the Grammy-winning artist for “clamping down on freedom of speech” in light of the arrest, which followed a petition reportedly filed by Burna Boy against Speed Darlington.
In a series of posts, Adeyanju confirmed that he had located Speed Darlington, who had been arrested in Lagos and moved to Abuja, where he has been held in detention.
It was gathered that Speed Darlington was arrested after he made a video asking Burna Boy the quantity of American rapper, Sean John “Diddy” Combs, poured on him before he won a Grammy award.
Confirming his contact with Speed Darlington, Adeyanju in X post wrote, “We have just located Speed Darlington and we are working on getting him freed. The attack of freedom of expression in Nigeria must stop.”
Condemning Burna Boy’s actions, the human rights lawyer wrote, “You can’t be singing against oppressors and still be an oppressor.”
Announcing his take over of the case, he said, “We are now involved in the Speed Darlington matter. We will do everything to get him freed.
“Nobody should be arrested by the police for expressing their views or opinions. We urge the authorities to stop the clampdown on freedom of speech in Nigeria.”
In an update on the matter, Adeyanju said, “We just spent the last 30mins with Speed Darlington and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos Friday last week, moved around and eventually brought to Abuja and has been in detention since then. Petition against him was written by Burna Boy we can confirm.”
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