Music Star battles to save his career – Davido

Nigerian Music Star battles to save his career – Davido

By Kings UBA, Nigeria

Nigerian award-winning hip-hop star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is fighting all odds to save his name and his career after three of his close friends died in controversial circumstances.

One of the victims of the circumstance was Tagbo Umeike.

Speculators say Davido could have known the immediate cause of the deaths. One Caroline Danjuma, an actress and the Umeike’s fiancée published on her Instagram page that her boyfriend died in the company of some friends among whom was Davido.

But Davido dismissed Danjuma’s inference, saying that it was faulty and baseless. He reportedly told an investigative team in Lagos Island, Nigeria, that he was not at a Shisha Bar, from where the deceased was rushed and dumped at the Lagos Island General Hospital.

However, Nigeria’s security institutions are investigating the case.

The police in Lagos said that Tagbo Umeike, died from suffocation. This may have been inconsistent with Davido’s earlier confession. Davido had told the police that he had left the bar for DNA Night Club on Victoria Island, Lagos where he was informed about Umeke’s death.

However, while briefing journalists on the update of the investigation, Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said that preliminary investigation showed that the late Umeke was rushed to the hospital on Davido’s instruction. This claim prompted Davido was arrested few days back.

Edgal said: “About 9.20a.m. on October 3, 2017, the Chief Security Officer of Lagos Island General Hospital alerted the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lion Building, that an unidentified male was brought in dead in an ash colour Toyota Camry car with number plate LSD 738 EL. The victim was alleged to have been brought in by two unidentified males.

“The DPO rushed to the scene and identified the victim as Tagbo Umeike, from the international passport found in the car. Shortly after, one Caroline Danjuma, an actress and the victim’s fiancée published on her Instagram page that her boyfriend died in the company of some friends among who was Davido.

“In my usual style of fact findings, I called for a meeting with the family of the deceased, Davido’s family, Davido, Caroline Danjuma, including the DPO Lion building and the investigative team. The meeting established that the deceased, Tagbo Umeike, met and had drinks with friends among who was Davido at Shisha Bar.

“The bar attendant confirmed that he (deceased) had 40 shots of Tequila and exhibited clear signs of drunkenness. The CCTV footage which I called for showed that the deceased was quarrelsome and violent in that meeting.”