Prominent activist Deji Adeyanju has taken up the case of social media influencer and rapper, Speed Darlington, following his recent detention.
According to Adeyanju, Speed Darlington was arrested in Lagos and later transferred to Abuja, in connection with a petition filed by Grammy award-winning artist, Burna Boy.
Adeyanju, expressing his concerns over the situation, stressed the need to uphold freedom of speech in Nigeria.
He wrote on his X’s account, “We just spent the last 30 minutes with Speed Darlington, and he narrated how he was arrested in Lagos last Friday.
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He was moved around before eventually being brought to Abuja, where he has been in detention since then. We can confirm that the petition against him was written by Burna Boy.
“You can’t sing against oppressors and still be an oppressor. We are now involved in the Speed Darlington matter.
We will do everything to get him freed. Nobody should be arrested by the police for expressing their views or opinions. We urge the authorities to stop the clampdown on freedom of speech in Nigeria.”
Adeyanju’s involvement in the matter comes as concerns grow over the increasing suppression of free expression in the country.
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