IMO STATE POLICE SAYS DUNCAN MIGHTY WAS ARRESTED, NOT ABDUCTED

The Imo State Police Command has claimed the arrest of Nigerian musician artiste, Duncan Mighty as against information going round that he was abducted by gunmen which was earlier reported by celebrity barman and owner of Club Cubana, Cubana Chief Priest Chibuike Okechukwu.

”Duncan Mighty beaten up and picked up by unknown gunmen in Owerri after numerous gunshots. Pray for Duncan Mighty,”, he had earlier posted on Instagram.

The police spokesperson, SP Ikeokwi Godson Orlando disclosed that the Port Harcourt based artiste was arrested following a petition written by M2, an up and coming rap artist.

According to M2, the Imo state government under former governor, Rochas Okorocha, through the office of the SA on Entertainment, entered into a deal with Duncan Mighty.

In the petition, the deal was to manage, promote, arrange collaboration with other top artistes and sign M2 under YOUNG WEALTH record label owned by Duncan Mighty.

The Imo State police released a statement on the arrest saying the singer was re-arrested after he failed to honour the agreement after he was released in October 2019 over the petition.

This agreement was sealed with a fee of N11 million which was paid to Duncan Mighty and he refused to fulfill his part of the deal ever since he collected the payment.

The "fake love" crooner was earlier arrested and he confirmed going into an agreement but claimed he can only refund the money if the contract is terminated and he was released based on this promise.

This led to the termination of the contract by the representative of the former Governor to ensure he refunds the money but Duncan Mighty could not be reached since then. According to the statement, “he absconded.”

In the statement;

“As a result, an agreement was reached with a fee of N11,000,000 paid to him. However, since collecting the payment he refused to fulfil his own part of the deal,” the statement reads.

“Sequel to the petition, the artiste was arrested, and he affirmed having such agreement and collecting the fund, but said he can only refund the money if the contract is terminated, he was then released on bail on self recognizance.

“Consequently, a letter was received by the representative of the former Governor, terminating the contract to enable him refund the money, and since then he absconded, and all efforts made to reach him proved abortive.

In view of the above, a warrant of arrest was issued, that led to his arrest at the early hours of this morning”.