Controversial Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington on Thursday spoke for the first since his release from police detention over defamation of character of Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy.
In a video shared online, Darlington said the Nigeria police violated his fundamental human rights.
The singer alleged that he was denied access to family and a lawyer while in police detention.
He also said the police exceeded the lawful detention that was supposed to be for 48 hours.
The police violated my civil rights and my human rights and denied me the opportunity to talk to my family and my lawyer. The rule says I can only be detained for two days yet I was held for four without any opportunity to speak to my people.
His words, “The police violated my civil rights and my human rights and denied me the opportunity to talk to my family and my lawyer.
“The rule says I can only be detained for two days yet I was held for four without any opportunity to speak to my people,” Darlington said.
Stating that he remains resolute and stronger, Darlington his past experiences both in Nigeria and the United States of America where he had previously been arrested 17 times had strengthened him to overcome adversity.
He said, “It seems like I’m not on social media like I used to be but what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. I am stronger now, you feel me? 17 arrests in the USA plus this one making 18 arrests, nothing mega.
“I have been to the bottomless pit where there is no hope if you don’t know anybody, your own don finish,” he added.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.
