“Akpi Will Not Beg Burna Boy”- Speed Darlington’s Lawyer Stan Alieke Says

• Speed Darlington, has been released from jail, and his lawyer, Stan Alieke, has shared his thoughts on the matter.

• Speed Darlington spent more than two months behind bars after Burna Boy, accused him of defamation.

• Following his release, Stan Alieke gave an interview to BBC Pidgin.

Nigerian rapper Darlington Akpacho, known as Speed Darlington, has been released from jail, and his lawyer, Stan Alieke, has shared his thoughts on the matter.

Speed Darlington spent more than two months behind bars after Grammy-winning artist Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, accused him of defamation.

Following his release, Stan Alieke gave an interview to BBC Pidgin.

The legal representative stopped his client from apologizing to Burna Boy. Alieke said he wouldn’t even help Speedy if he wanted to say sorry.

He noted that because the case is in court, an apology would mean Speed Darlington is accepting blame.

Alieke also criticized the way his client was taken into custody, claiming the police should not have intervened. In his words:

“Akpi no go ever beg Burna Boy, we sef, we no go support am because of the things wey he don suffer. He no go even gree if we advise am, I no go even wan advice am. Matter don go court, beg or no beg, it’s now in the jurisdiction of court to determine if wetin him talk, he really defame am or he no defame am. We are begging am mean say he don plead guilty be dat. The petition wey Burna Boy write be say the kain thing wey he don talk against am make am lose international reputation and lose some endorsements. Okay why not go to court and tell court to institute a civil action , the court will equate the damages to financial compensation. But because of the person wey dey involved, they come gather police, police come dey involved. We dey tell police say their hand no suppose dey inside right from time, in fact police suppose grant am administrative bail from when dem arrest am.”

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@Morrisdijon: “Mumu man 🙌”

@Ime_umoyo: “Dat serves him right.”

@Osas_man1: “Una wey be social media lawyer play too much 😂.”

@Pretty__rita: “Na this oloriburuku social media lawyer dey mislead akpi abi 🙄 hmmm… this time around burn won’t show him single mercy.”

@Henryoszil: “Una dey people way Dey put am for problems.”

@Otfvon77: “Make God punish you and am there.”

@Wawaboss2′: “Akpi must sue for his fundamental rights.”

@Iamchams231: “Is this particular lawyer that’s misleading Akpi. Speed will still go back to jail.”

@Anita_baby26: “You just waste money go law school coz nothing Dey ya head…..continue pushing him till he go jail una eyes go clear.”

@Officialwolecole: “All of una wey de talk say the only person wey stand to bail Akpi out na him be the cause of his problem. Una no go ever see helper for this life o. Only lawyer who stood to defend him and bail him out na him still be the problem of Akpi. Many of una de thing with una nyansh.”

@Ella_elle111 said: “This lawyer is the cos of akpi problem. After watching he’s lucky udu interview I pity he’s clients.”

@Itz_donsilver commented: “Na this lawyer go send akpi to jail last last. Because na him Dey back am up.”