Singer Dammy Krane was, today, arraigned at the Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos over a three-count allegation bothering on bordering on threat to life, defamation and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The police are accusing the singer of threatening staff members of betting company, Merrybet Gold Limited, on 25 July 2019 and also releasing a song in which he accused the firm of breach of contract.
The act is said to be in contravention of sections 301, 412 and 168 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
He was also accused of conspiring with others at large of conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace and threat to life in contravention of Section 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Dammy Krane was also said to have threatened public peace when he posted an audio and video message on radio in contravention of Section 168(d) of the state’s criminal law.
When the charge was read to him in court, the singer pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
According to Krane’s counsel, Adebayo Adeshina Oniyelu, the Merrybet Gold Limited is owing his client the sum of N1m for appearing at the company’s show.
“The defendant has tried to reach out to the complainant but they refused to address him and he came on air and said so so person is owing me N1m and what we saw was his arrest.”
The court granted Dammy Krane the bail in the sum of N50,000 bond and one surety who is a tax payer. The trial will begin on October 11.
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