Nigerians on social media have taken to diverse platforms to call out the Uganda Police over the arrest ofsingers Omah Lay and Tems.
The Police tweeted of the arrest after Ugandan journalist, Canary Mugume broke the news of the arrest on his social media page
“Just in: Nigerian Artist Omah lay has been arrested by Katwe police, together with the manager of the venue where he performed from last night; Dungu Ivan and the Events manager Prim Kasana, all are in custody, @Lukowoyesigyire confirms.”
The Police later tweeted:
Nigerian Artist Omah lay has been arrested by katwe police , the manager of the venue one Dungu Ivan and the Events manager Prim Kasana are also in custody . More details to follow
The singers were however charged to court today and Nigerians have continued to bombard the social media page of the Police Force in the country.
See reactions below:
***This is a Set-Up and we all must join voices together!! Did Omah Lay and Tems invite themselves to Uganda?? How do you arrest Nigerian Artistes in your country over a show that they didn’t organize?? Why didn’t they just postpone or cancel the show if shows weren’t allowed?