The mug-shot in circulation

The social media is abuzz with a report of a Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane, allegedly arrested in the U.S. over theft of credit card and a car.

The report without any official source claimed that the singer, whose real name is Oyindamola Johnson Emmanuel, was arrested alongside another Nigerian, Ilochonwu Chukwuebuka Gabriel in Dade County, Miami today.

A mug-shot with Krane’s details and crime allegedly committed accompanied the report that was first published on Instablog9ja.

Dammy Krane left 2baba Idibia’s Hypertek Digital, the record label where he reeled out his hit songs, including ‘Incasity’ and ‘Kalamity’, for Davido’s  DMW just few weeks ago. He got signed to 2baba’s company in 2012, when he was only 20, and left for Davido’s label in September 2016.

No official statement has come from his musical team or friends to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of the news.

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Dipo Kehinde is an accomplished Nigerian journalist, artist, and designer with over 34 years experience. More info on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipo-kehinde-8aa98926

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