Despite a Federal High Court granting bail to embattled singer Speed Darlington, his lawyers are expressing outrage over his continued detention by the police. They allege a lack of support and claim that people are justifying his imprisonment due to past insults.
More than forty-eight hours after embattled singer Speed Darlington was granted bail by the Federal High Court, his lawyers, Deji Adeyanju and Stan Alieke, have lamented and alleged that despite the court order, the police have refused to release the singer. Speed Darlington was arrested on November 27 on allegations of cyberstalking Grammy Award winner Burna Boy.
After spending nearly a month in police detention, the Federal High Court granted him bail on Monday, but his continued detention has sparked outrage among his legal team and supporters. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Mr Alieke expressed frustration over the lack of support for Speed Darlington's case despite exhausting all his connections. The rapper's lawyer said, 'We've gone to court and done everything a lawyer should do to get his client out. I have even exhausted my connections. I've reached out to my political friends here in Abuja. I've reached out to everyone. I wonder why people are trying not to get involved in this case and are saying, 'Look, Akpi (Speed Darlington) insulted us before; Akpi did this before.' It's nonsense. Everyone is trying to say he got what was coming to him, and so what? 'Just imagine your brother being in detention for more than a month now over the fact that he allegedly insulted someone, and people are celebrating, jubilating, and saying, 'Okay, Akpi talks anyhow.' Someone even told me not to get involved because Akpi had insulted me. But I've known Akpi for over five years, and I've been his lawyer. I know him better than the people talking online.'Mr Alieke added he had no idea why the police were refusing to obey the court order and release Speed Darlington, noting that the court ruled on Monday that the police should release or arraign him within the next 48 hours
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