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Bobi Wine, Ugandan singer turned politician, has described the arrest of Omah Lay, a fast-rising Nigerian musician, in his country as an act of shame by a corrupt regime operating double standards.
On Sunday, Omah Lay was arrested alongside Tems, a Nigerian vocalist, and his associates over his involvement in an unauthorised concert that held on Saturday night in the Ddungu Resort in Munyonyo, Kampala City.
Both singers were on Monday charged to court for flouting the protocols put in place by the Ugandan government towards curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The development has since provoked intense controversies on social media platforms with many Nigerians, including celebrities, calling for the singers’ release from the custody of Ugandan police.
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Uganda remands Nigerian musicians over holding concert amidst COVID
December 15, 2020 The Nigerian nationals in court yesterday
Three Nigerian nationals and four Ugandans have been remanded to prison for engaging in an act that is likely to spread an infectious disease.
The three Nigerians are musicians Temilade Openiyi aka Tems, Stanley Omar Didia aka Omahlay and their manager Muyiwa Awoniyi. They are jointly charged with four Ugandans including the organisers of the concert; Kim Salim, Benjamin Kabuura, Phillip Kasakya an events security coordinator and Ivan Ddungu who owns the venue where the concert was held.
The accused were on Monday afternoon arraigned before the Makindye Magistrate s court presided over by Grade One magistrate Jude Okumu, charged with the offence of doing an act that is most likely to spread an infectious disease.