{"id":197693,"date":"2024-12-02T01:16:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T01:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=197693"},"modified":"2024-12-02T01:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T01:16:36","slug":"stop-oppressing-speed-darlington-deji-adeyanju-calls-out-burna-boy-blasts-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/02\/stop-oppressing-speed-darlington-deji-adeyanju-calls-out-burna-boy-blasts-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stop \u2018oppressing\u2019 Speed Darlington&#8221; \u2013 Deji Adeyanju calls out Burna Boy, blasts singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nigerian lawyer Deji Adeyanju accuses Burna Boy of oppressing fellow artist Speed Darlington.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed Darlington has been in police custody since November 25 after returning to Nigeria.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Burna Boy reportedly mobilized 50 Mobile Police Officers (MOPOL) to arrest Speed Darlington<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adeyanju questions why Burna Boy, a self-proclaimed &#8220;Africa\u2019s Giant,&#8221; would target someone like Speed Darlington.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has criticized famous Grammy winning Nigerian artist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/burna-boy\">Burna Boy<\/a><\/strong>, accusing him of using his influence to oppress fellow musician Speed Darlington.<\/p>\n<p>Adeyanju made these remarks while discussing the ongoing detention of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=speed+darlington\">Speed Darlington<\/a><\/strong>, who was reportedly arrested upon his return to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of <em>The Honest Bunch<\/em> podcast, Adeyanju, who also serves as Speed Darlington\u2019s legal counsel, expressed his dismay over the situation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197696\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-197696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241202-015642.png\" alt=\"Deji Adeyanju accuses Burna Boy of oppressing Speed Darlington\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241202-015642.png 640w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241202-015642-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deji Adeyanju<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to him, the rapper has been held in police custody since November 25, raising concerns about the legal processes surrounding his case.<\/p>\n<p>Adeyanju revealed that Burna Boy allegedly orchestrated the arrest by deploying a significant number of Mobile Police Officers (MOPOL) to detain Speed Darlington.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He questioned why an artist of Burna Boy&#8217;s stature, who often refers to himself as &#8220;Africa\u2019s Giant,&#8221; would go to such lengths to target a less prominent figure, whom Adeyanju likened to a \u201csmall mosquito.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>obitaris101<\/strong>\u00a0asked:<em>\u00a0\u201cYou are lawyer and you don\u2019t know the difference between mere insults and defamation of character???<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Smh\ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>jessicajoseph2970<\/strong> said: <em>\u201cDeji need to be protected at all costs\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>callme__aya<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201c<em>Be a social nuisance and Deji will be your lawyer unsolicited.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>balary_libra<\/strong>\u00a0stated:<em>\u00a0\u201cNo wonder na this man Dey give vdm mind to insult everyone okay\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>kayce_omoba<\/strong>\u00a0commented:\u00a0<em>\u201cSpeed Darlington no go like as you refer to am as mosquito oh\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ali_balogun04<\/strong>\u00a0stated:\u00a0<em>\u201cWhy people no they hear the T pain side na only Mosquito \ud83e\udd9f una they hear \ud83d\udc42\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DDCWBwtsQDz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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