Speed Darlington finally regains freedom after two months in police detention

Nigerian rapper, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington, has finally regained freedom after spending two months in police custody.

The release of the controversial singer was made known by his lawyer, Stan Alieke, who disclosed in a post on his Instagram page that Speed Darlington had finally joined his family after subjecting his client to what he described as two months of ‘illegal detention’.

Alieke also disclosed that he would explore every angle of the law to ensure that his client gets justice for his fundamental human right, which the Nigerian Police Force deprived him of.

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He wrote, “Delighted to announce that our client, Mr Darlington Achakpo Aka Speed Darlington (Akpi) has regained his freedom after two months of illegal incarceration.

“For the record, as his team of lawyers, we will be exploring every angle of the law to ensure that he gets justice for his fundamental human right which was deprived of him by the Nigerian Police Force and for the unfair/unjust treatment he was subjected to.

‘‘Mr Achakpo extends his gratitude to everyone who threw in their support and Special thanks to my colleagues, Mr Marshal Abubakar Esq, Barr Deji Adeyanju, Barr Hamza Nuh, Barr David.”

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