Rap artiste, Ruggedman, has denied any form of involvement in the arrest of musician, Naira Marley.
Ruggedman said that despite the disrespect to him he didn’t have anything to do arrest in a statement published by him.
“I never responded to Naira Marley’s invectives nor those of his fans, same way I have not responded to any of the negative comments from social media.
“I note that saying I was “happy in a way” about his arrest has evidently frayed some nerves and for that I apologise. It was in hope that it would serve as deterrent for persons who might consider the said ills or need to make a u-turn. It by no means was intended to wish for his downfall. It perhaps was not a good choice of word in hindsight. I do not look forward to anyone’s downfall but rather hope we all learn from the situation.
“I hereby state categorically that I had nothing to do with his arrest. We all must recall that he glorified fraud on a public platform where security agencies like the Police, NDLEA and EFCC are also on. I am sure they saw his posts and captions the same way we all did. I, however, was the one that cautioned him. I guess this was what led all the darts and arrows my way as a literal mortal retribution to my person,” he wrote in parts.
On Friday, Naira Marley and Zlatan Ibile were arrested in Lekki by officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
The commission’s acting spokesperson, Tony Orilade, was quoted as telling Punchng.com that the arrest was in connection to internet fraud cases known locally as ‘Yahoo Yahoo’.
