Pop star Davido has released an official statement denying the news of him being declared wanted by the Nigerian Police Force over the on-going assault case involving him and a taxi driver.
Yesterday, Saturday, September 16, 2012, we brought you a story culled from Crime Digest which reported that the Assistant Inspector General of Police had ordered the arrest of the popular pop singer.
Davido, speaking through his manager, Asa Asika in a statement made available to NET has denied that he is hiding as well as debunked the news of his purpoted arrest:
‘I want to assure all my beloved fans and friends that, I am not wanted by the police and no officer in the Nigerian police gave an order for my arrest. I went to the police some weeks ago to give a statement and cleared my name’.
The 19-year-old singer also maintains his earlier innocence that he did not beat up the now-popular Taxi man, Femi Ajibola. The driver had claimed he was assaulted by Davido, but even that is in dispute now as Susan (Davido’s supposed lady-friend who hired the Taxi man’s services), has denied the taxi man’s allegations.
‘I did not beat up any taxi driver and the lady that hired the taxi driver and all those that are involved in this matter have made statements to the police and none of them mentioned my name except the taxi driver who claims that a large sum of money was missing in his taxi. In fact the lady in question stated that she was not beaten by anyone and that nobody assaulted the taxi driver.‘, Davido explains.
He laments that he is being blackmailed but will not give in to it:
‘This is a case of blackmail, and I have resolved not to succumb to any blackmail for money. And to all those that are involved in this conspiracy to bring me down, I want to remind you that God Almighty himself got me to where I am today in my music career and you will not succeed in your devilish efforts to bring me down’.
His manager added, perhaps in response to some insinuations that Davido was in hiding: ‘These are all false. I’m sure you all know we have been in the states shooting videos for the last two weeks’.
Davido is expected back in the country on Sunday, September 23, 2012.
Source: Nigerian Entertainment Today
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