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Nigerian online news medium, Intablog9ja, has published a video of the moment policemen arrested popular musician, Small Doctor, whose real name is Adekunle Temitope, over unlawful possession of a firearm and for allegedly threatening to shoot a police officer.
The video shows the musician and three other young men being manhandled by armed policemen who were apparently not aware of his identity.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, told journalists on Monday while parading the musician alongside the three others that the police initially thought the men were armed robbers until Small Doctor was properly identified.
Imohimi said: “It was alleged that some unknown men, four of them, in an unregistered green SUV had brought out a gun and threatened a policeman that if he does not leave the road, they will shoot him.”
He explained that believing that the accused were armed robbers, he sent out his officials who eventually arrested them.
He said the accused were brought to the police headquarters for interrogation.
Mr Imohimi added that it was at that point it was discovered that one of them was Small Doctor.
“They were arrested in possession of a functional rifle, cartridge and some of their personal belongings,” he said.
He said Small Doctor and others arrested will be charged to court.
Lagos police spokesman, Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police also disclosed that the musician was equally being investigated for an earlier offence.
“Small Doctor is currently under investigation for firing live ammunition at the Agege stadium after a show on November 27, 2018.
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“He was arrested and taken to the state CID for questioning. He was alleged to have fired a gun; the pellets from the gun injured four people who were rushed to the hospital. Small Doctor will be charged to court for prosecution,” Oti said.
A former bus conductor, Small Doctor came to limelight in 2015 when he released his debut album, “Omo Iya Teacher”.
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