By Osagie Alonge
Pop star Davido has released an official statement denying the news of him being wanted by the Nigerian Police Force over the on-going assault case involving him and a taxi driver.
On Saturday, September 16, 2012, Crime Digest of Punch Newspapers reported that the Assistant Inspector General of Police had ordered the arrest of the popular pop singer.
Davido however debunks the news in his statement released to NET a day later after the news broke;
‘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‘, Davido said in the statement released through his manager Asa Asika.
The 19-year-old insists that he did not beat up the now-popular Taxi man Femi Ajibola who claims he was assaulted by Davido and that even Susan (Davido’s supposed lady-friend who hired the Taxi man’s services) has denied the news too.
‘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 he 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 had this to add: ‘These are all false. I’m sure you all know we have been in the states shooting videos for the last two weeks‘, Asa Asika says.
Davido returns to Nigeria on Sunday, September 23, 2012.
12 comments
Please stop fooling us around for the sake of cheap publicity in order to be relevant. Keep ur game tight by delivering good music pls. Enuf of the media hype man 3hiits. Song is not a criteria of becoming an Alist artiste man deliver and live the rest man………
Davido ‘omo baba olowo’ i knw u dnt 4ukup.no 1 can pull ya dwn oo…jzt ignore dose tlk,i knw itz trickz.wit God non cn harm u my broda.
@ Veron did you read yourself? 3 hits not 1hit what’s your success story like?
GUY NO MATTA WAT THY DO, THM NO FT FALL U KEEP ON WIT UR TALENT
davido if truly u did not do it leave it 4 GOD b/c u can not fight it, as 4 ur oponent is GOD will judge him remain bles
life is full of ups n downs d more we live d more we learn so kip fit
Dnt’mind dem jare 4 d lord is ur strength’as 4 d oda opponent let live him 4 God 2 jurge,U̶̲̥̅̊’re bles DAVIDO
Davido u are always rude,i knw u meant hav bribe d people involved in dis case i trust u,bt remember dat one day dis tinx u are doing u would get away with it.
My country Davido when I first saw the headline saying I am not wanted by the police I was shock thinking it was something else,is nigeria so develop that a driver can now even claim to be assulted if not a frame work. My advice is that just be careful with what you do and those you Row with as a local star’so that they won’t frame you up with drug.
@veron if u don’t know what to say u better keep that your mouth …..
4me I’m nt in surpport or against Davido….Anyway I OBEY Matthew chap blah blah blah…I won’t judge but leave am 4 GOD.
Yeah I agree wit aigbogun bright, david u jst av 2 no who u ar nd where u came frm so dey dnt terminate ur career