I was in jail for two days, they wanted to cut my hair – Omah Lay recollects ordeal in Uganda

• Omah Lay has recounted his bittersweet experience while at the Uganda prison in 2020.
• The singer who was arrested and charged to court before he was detained in prison said things got really ugly at the time.
• Omah Lay said the good aspect of it was that it created a bond between him and Tems whom was arrested with him.
  

Stanley Omah Didia, famous Nigerian singer, who is also known as Omah Lay, has recounted his ordeal in Ugandan prison.

Recall that Omah Lay and Tems were arrested and charged to court and subsequently detained in prison in Uganda for making an appearance at a concert held in the country at Speke Resort, Kampala, despite COVID-19 social distancing regulations on December 12, 2020. They were released from jail the next day.

Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat FM, London, United Kingdom, Omah Lay said looking back at the incident, it was an “amazing time” for him though “it looked rough” then.

According to him, his ordeal in Uganda had to happen for him to move to the next level musically.

Omah Lay said:

“My ordeal in Ugandan prison was an amazing time for me. Although it was rough at the moment now looking back at the whole thing, it had to happen. It gave me the relationship I have with Tems and her manager, Muyiwa [Awoniyi] today. He [Muyiwa] was in the same cell with me.

“We were in Uganda for a show during the pandemic. We had paperwork to perform but for some reason, we got arrested after performing. And we are sent to jail. We were in jail for two days.

“It was just a very horrible experience. I wouldn’t want anybody to go through that. They were going to cut my hair, I wore a prison uniform. They were so close to cutting my hair but the person who was in charge of the prison was a fan of my music. He got us a nice spot in jail and took care of us.”