Burna Boy: ‘Police did me dirty’ — Speed Darlington

Nigerian musician, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington has shared his experience in the police custody following his release some days ago.

Recall that Speed Darlington’s mother, Miss Queen, in an emotional Instagram video last week alleged that she was informed by his son’s security personnel that Burna Boy and his team visited his son’s home and abducted him.

This comes days after the singer shared a video on the internet about the Afrobeats artiste.

However, it was eventually confirmed that he was arrested after Burna Boy filed a petition on the basis of defamation and cyberstalking.

Speaking in an Instagram live session, the first time upon his release, Speed Darlington disclosed that he does not have resentment towards the Grammy winner, emphasising that he was tortured by the police.

“Let me just be direct, I have no beef with Burna Boy. I and Burna Boy are not quarrelling, nor are we, enemies. It is the Nigerian police that did me dirty. They are still withholding my phone at the moment, and I do not have access to it.

“Burna Boy felt like I was spoiling something for him. The amount of effort Burna Boy put into this case. I feel like I am even more successful than him,” he said.

The dancer alleged that Burna Boy offers a lot of money to bloggers to promote him, maintaining that he is ahead of him in the industry.

“He pays big money to blogs to push him, but I’m way bigger than him. But you, on the outside looking in, would not see it. I am stronger than Burna Boy. 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.”

Speed Darlington reiterated that he is bigger than Burna Boy, acknowledging that he was not abreast of the cybercrime laws.

“I’m stronger than him. 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?”