Nigerian singers Omah Lay and Tems released to Nigerian embassy after 2 days in police custody in Uganda

Omah Lay and Tems had been arrested and detained on the Katwe Police Station in Kampala for acting at an ‘unauthorised live performance’ and disobeying COVID-19 protocols.

However after two days in custody and being arraigned in courtroom, the entertainers have been launched and are able to fly residence to Nigeria.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Fee confirmed their launch and likewise revealed that the musicians would fly out to Nigerian as quickly as potential.

Dabiri-Erewa, whose fee labored carefully with a number of our bodies to safe the discharge of the musicians in Uganda, shared pictures of the singers on Twitter and confirmed that they’d been launched to the Nigeria mission in Uganda.

“Lastly, lastly . The journey residence will quickly start however they’re safely at Nigeria home in Uganda,” she wrote on Twitter.

Dabiri-Erewa additionally put a name throughout to the dad and mom of the singers to guarantee them of the protection of their kids.

Omah Lay and Tems had been arrested on Sunday, December, 13, 2020 after acting at a venue in Kampala the earlier night time.

After their arrest, the singers had been on Monday, December 14 arraigned in court on charges of doing “acts which are prone to trigger the unfold of infectious illness Covid-19.” These costs have now been dropped.

They had been to stay in custody till Wednesday, December 16 earlier than one other courtroom look earlier than the matter was resolved.