Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has sent a pointed message to Grammy Award-winning artist Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, asserting that one cannot oppose oppression through music while simultaneously being an oppressor. This statement follows the recent arrest of social media influencer and rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, who has reportedly been taken into police custody.
Adeyanju revealed that Speed Darlington was arrested after a petition was filed against him by Burna Boy. In a post on his social media account, he stated, “We just spent the last 30 minutes with Speed Darlington, and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos last Friday. He was moved around before eventually being brought to Abuja, where he has been in detention since then. We can confirm that the petition against him was written by Burna Boy.”
He further emphasized his point by stating, “You can’t sing against oppressors and still be an oppressor. 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.”
Speed Darlington had recently garnered attention on social media for his comments regarding the arrest of American business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs amid ongoing legal controversies.