Speed Darlington, lawyer, part ways

Stan Alieke, the lawyer representing Darlington Okoye popularly known as Speed Darlington has announced his split with the singer.

In a post shared on his Instagram page on Sunday night, the Abuja-based lawyer said his law firm has officially withdrawn from representing Speed Darlington.

However, Alieke who represented Speed Darlington in his protracted legal battle with Grammy Award-winning musician Burna Boy, was silent on why he parted ways with the singer.

He wrote: ‘‘I and my law firm (Law Capitol) have officially withdrawn from legally representing Mr. Darlington Achakpo aka Speed Darlington/ AKPI & henceforth cease to act as his legal attorneys.”

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This latest development comes days after Speed Darlington suggested in a post on social media that there may be an upcoming legal battle with Burna Boy over his detention by the police.

The musician in a post shared on his Instagram page said efforts are underway by his lawyer Mr. David Ihuoma to drag Burna Boy to court for alleged rights violation.

Speed Darlington also revealed that he would demand the sum of N300 million in damages for his detention by the police.

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