Police arrest, detain singer over robbery allegation

Burna Boy has been arrested and detained by the Lagos Police Command over the robbery and assault melted on Mr 2Kay.
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Burna Boy has finally handed himself to the Nigeria Police Force over the robbery and assault on Mr 2Kay.

The singer who handed himself to the Lagos Police Command on Friday, December 15, 2017, was later arrested on arrival, interrogated and detained he is expected to be arraigned and charged to court on Monday with the four other suspects.

Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, after the interrogation, said the State Police Command has zero tolerance for all forms of crime and would not hesitate to prosecute anyone found culpable in any criminal offence perpetrated in the State.

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“There would be no sacred cows. This Command is poised to ensure that every resident can feel safe wherever they are and carry out their businesses without fear or favour. Anyone, therefore, found to be involved in this case would be made to face the law to clear his or her name or face prosecution,” Imohimi said.

It would be recalled that after the attack on Mr 2Kay in October 2017, the police immediately started investigations and in the process arrested four suspects who upon interrogation confessed to the crime.

play Four suspects, Balogun Ademola, Obina Igwe, Tunmise Omotore and Joel Kantiok, alleged to have robbed Mr. 2kay claimed they received instruction from Burna Boy to carry out the activity.
(Pulse)

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They claimed Burna boy was the mastermind behind the crime. According to the suspects, he paid them a total of 100 thousand naira to attack Mr 2Kay, 50 thousand was paid before the crime and the balance was paid after the completed the operation.

play Burna Boy and Mr 2kay once made music in the same city - Port Harcourt.
(Pulse)

Immediately after the confessions of the suspects, the police then declared Burna Boy wanted over the robbery and assault.