Burna Boy
Almost a month after he was declared wanted by the Nigerian Police, Nigerian dancehall star, Burna Boy was arrested on Friday, 15th of December and taken to Ikeja Magistrate Court on Monday, 18th of December where he was granted bail by the presiding magistrate Mrs B.O Osunsanmi.
The arrest was for his involvement in Mr 2Kay’s attack and robbery which happened on the 22nd of October at Eko Hotel and Suites. According to Burna Boy, he is innocent of the charges being laid against him, rather the person who is responsible for the attack is his road manager, Joel Kantiok, who had allegedly sent thugs to Mr 2Kay’s hotel room and they did not just beat him up, they also stole his properties.
Burna pleaded not guilty to both counts of accessory to armed robbery and conspiracy and despite protests from the lawyers representing Eko Hotel and Mr. 2Kay’s label Grafton Entertainment, he was granted bail of 100,000 Naira with two responsible sureties while the case was adjourned to 29th of December.
The prosecution was led by Inspector Nwagwu Peter who did not disagree with the decision to grant bail, stating that Burna Boy did not disclose to security operatives what he knew about the armed robbery which took place on the 22nd of October.
