Speed Darlington won’t beg Burna Boy, Lawyer reveals

Speed Darlington‘s lawyer, Stan Alieke, has released a statement asserting that the singer will not apologize or plead with Burna Boy to withdraw the defamation charges.

This development comes after Speed Darlington was arrested, jailed for two months, and subsequently charged following a complaint filed by Burna Boy.

In a recent interview with BBC Pidgin, Speed Darlington’s lawyer maintained that the singer has no intention of pleading with Burna Boy to settle the defamation case out of court, now that Speed Darlington has regained his freedom.

He said, “Akpi no go ever beg Burna Boy, we sef, we no go support am because of the things wey he don suffer. He no go even gree if we advise am, I no go even wan advice am. Matter don go court, beg or no beg, it’s now in the jurisdiction of the court to determine if wetin him talk, he really defame am or he no defame am. We are begging am mean say he don plead guilty be dat. The petition wey Burna Boy write be say the kain thing wey he don talk against am make am lose international reputation and lose some endorsements. Okay why not go to court and tell court to institute a civil action , the court will equate the damages to financial compensation. But because of the person wey dey involved, they come gather police, police come dey involved. We dey tell police say their hand no suppose dey inside right from time, in fact, police suppose grant am administrative bail from when dem arrest am.”