Controversial Nigerian singer and ex-presidential aspirant, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has once again made headline after he teased his new song following his recent release from prison.
It can be recalled that Speed Darlington, who was firstly declared missing, was arrested on October 4th following the release of a contentious video in which he allegedly mocked Burna Boy’s association with American rapper Diddy, who has faced legal issues with the FBI over accusation of immoral exploitation.
The 39-year-old singer was arrested over allegations of ‘defamation and cyberstalking’ of Burna Boy but was released on bail on 8 October. In the defamatory video, Darlington raised doubts about how Burna Boy won the Grammy for his 2020 album Twice As Tall, which was executive produced by Diddy and Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu.
Speaking out for the first time since his arrest, the singer addressed his fans during an Instagram Live session on Tuesday, October 15th.
In his statement, Speed Darlington revealed that he is more successful than Burna Boy acknowledging that he was not abreast of the cybercrime laws.
On October 16th, he tendered his apology to Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu Ebunoluwa. However, he revealed that his lawyer, Stan Alieke, forced him to apologize to the African giant.
In a video shared online, Speed Darlington was seen having a studio session, recording his new music, dubbed Baby Oil. The sneak peek of the song showed that the singer narrated his ordeal when he was detained by police.
His song’s lyrics reads, “If I go missing, na YOU! If you go missing, no be me!”
The song title triggered massive reactions as social media users speculated that he was still linking Burna Boy with P.Diddy, whose house was found with 1000 bottles of baby oils.
Watch the video below:
Social media users shared their thoughts via comment section. Some reactions are shown below:
abike___ said, “No one should say someone is opressing him oo.”
its_anitachristabel said, “No body is saying oppression now o , mother hold your only son now that you can .”
iamkingsleek said, “Where him mama dey to talk to am oh, no go diss burna again oh. Before we start dey hear he’s the only son.”
234.own said, The way u Dey jump derereng got me thinking banger.”