Stan Alieke, the legal representative of Speed Darlington, has spoken out against the alleged ill-treatment of the singer while he was in detention.
Darlington was arrested on November 27 for allegedly
cyberstalking Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning artiste.
The singer had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with
the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for
sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award
for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He
claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.
After two months in prison, Darlington was released on
Tuesday.
In an interview with BBC
Pidgin, Alieke
said his client was kept in a “harsh detention facility,” describing it as an
“underground abattoir” meant for “hardened criminals and insurgents”.
“To subject him to that kind of hardship. They kept him in
an underground abattoir. People in Abuja would know how dreadful that place
is,” he said.
“It is the place they put Boko Haram insurgents awaiting
trial, Fulani herdsmen, kidnappers, hardened criminals.
“They put him in that place because they wanted to break and
drill him. That is what every lawyer is supposed to do, to fight the
fundamental human right enforcement for financial compensation. No amount they
give him would equate to the hardship he suffered.”
Alieke revealed that they will fight for Darlington’s
fundamental rights and seek financial compensation for the hardship he
suffered.
He emphasized that no amount of money can equate to what
Darlington went through.
He also said the rapper will not apologize to Burna Boy, as
it would imply that he is guilty of the offense.
“Akpi will never apologise to Burna Boy, we would never even
support that because of the things he has been through,” he said.
“He would not even agree if I advise him to, the matter has
gotten to court already. Whether he apologises or not, it is now in the
jurisdiction of the court to decide if he truly defamed Burna Boy or not.
“Begging him would mean he is pleading guilty already. The
petition Burna Boy wrote was that Akpi said dented his reputation and made him
loose some endorsements. Why did he not just go to court and institute a civil
action? Court would equate the damages to financial compensation.
“But because of the person involved, the police stepped in
and right from time, we told the police that they should not have gotten
involved in the matter. In fact, the police should have granted him
administrative bail from when he was arrested. People were saying it served him
right, that he talks anyhow but no matter what, he should not have been locked
up for that long.”
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