Cubana Chief Priest vows to secure Speed Darlington’s release, as court delivers judgement

On Sunday night time, amid his escalating feud with Burna Boy, nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu, popularly often called Cubana Chief Priest, vowed to safe the discharge of embattled rapper Velocity Darlington.

He wrote, ‘‘Tomorrow we’re coming for you, Akpi Nwamama. Monday is sort of right here. Let’s now showcase energy.”

Cubana Chief Priest’s daring declaration was a response to Burna Boy’s perceived shows of generosity, together with gifting $30,000 to his (Cubana’s) alleged brother, Bethel Okechukwu, and providing monetary and materials assist to Hellen, his alleged Kenyan child mama.

Velocity Darlington, nonetheless, has remained in detention for one month and ten days for alleged cyberstalking and defamation of Burna Boy regardless of a court docket order granting him bail on Christmas Eve. His legal professionals have lamented his continued detention.

On Monday, an accelerated listening to was held on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja. Velocity Darlington’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, informed PREMIUM TIMES that the judgment had been delivered in his shopper’s favour.

Mr Adeyanju stated, “The Federal Excessive Courtroom has directed the Nigerian Police to adjust to the order to launch Velocity Darlington instantly pending the listening to of the substantive matter. The court docket additional directs Abubakar Marshal, Esq. to face as surety to Akpi (Velocity Darlington). Alternatively, he must be arraigned instantly.”

Mr Adeyanju additionally disclosed that the Cubana Chief Priest had been in contact with Darlington’s authorized staff since his public vow on Sunday.

The authorized counsel stated, “The Cubana chief priest has contacted me. The thought is simply to make Darlington take pleasure in his freedom.

“Velocity Darlington’s case is a typical instance of how police disregard the rule of legislation and the way you are able to do away with it when you’re highly effective. He didn’t kill anyone; what a parody of some type. The police are simply shameless as a result of this must be embarrassing sufficient.”

Lengthy street to freedom

Regardless of securing a beneficial court docket ruling, Velocity Darlington’s lawyer says the police’s refusal to adjust to the preliminary bail order has extended his ordeal.

His continued detention, regardless of a Federal Excessive Courtroom order, has sparked outrage amongst his authorized staff, together with Adeyanju and Stanley Alieke, and supporters, who’ve criticised the police for prolonging his detention and described it as an obvious misuse of authority.

Burna Boy confronted criticism for perceived double requirements, with Velocity Darlington’s legal professionals accusing him of focusing on the rapper for comparable feedback made by Cubana Chief Priest.

Lawyer Stanley Alieke on Saturday challenged Burna Boy to take equal authorized motion in opposition to Cubana, saying, “Hey, one other individual with extra attain and affect simply referenced the newborn oil and Diddy banter, so the world is anticipating you to interact the police and arrest him. Since your modus operandi or the streets will interpret it as cowardice.”

Mr Alieke’s remarks spotlight the double customary in Burna Boy’s method, as he had earlier claimed that the Diddy and child oil accusations broken his repute and precipitated him to lose gigs.

Equally, Mr Adeyanju later criticised Burna Boy for not taking the identical authorized motion in opposition to Cubana Chief Priest as he did in opposition to Darlington.

Netizens have even characterised Burna Boy’s gestures towards Cubana’s alleged brother and Kenyan child mama as acts of generosity towards the much less privileged. They’ve referred to as on content material creator Fortunate Udu, who highlighted the case of the brother and child mama, to share comparable tales in hopes of catching the Afrobeats star’s consideration and prompting additional acts of kindness.

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Background

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Burna Boy and Cubana Chief Priest clashed on Friday after Burna Boy referred to Cubana as an “Azaman,” implying he was merely a intermediary.

Burna Boy additionally described Cubana as a Rick Ross model of the East and hinted at his potential arrest, referencing previous incidents. In response, Cubana accused Burna Boy of bitterness and questioned the legitimacy of his Grammy win, echoing allegations beforehand raised by Velocity Darlington.

Velocity Darlington’s arrest outcomes from a authorized dispute with Burna Boy, which started in October when Darlington allegedly ridiculed Burna Boy’s affiliation with American rapper Diddy, who was dealing with authorized points with the FBI.

This led to a diss observe titled Child Oil, which criticised Burna Boy and gained traction on Spotify Nigeria’s High 100. The feud deepened when Darlington demanded an apology from Burna Boy’s mom and N12 million in compensation. His subsequent arrest on 27 November throughout a efficiency in Owerri, Imo State, has been described by his authorized staff as a misuse of police energy.