Ice Prince arrested for assaulting a police officer
Popular Nigerian hip-hop artiste Ice Prince Zamani, has been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer.
According to Nigerian police, the incident occurred around 3:00 am on Friday after he was stopped for driving a vehicle with an unlicensed number plate.
“At 3 am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station. He abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him, and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned,” the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, announced.
According to him, the rapper threatened to throw the officer into a river at the point of arrest.
At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station. He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today. pic.twitter.com/jLazuYOUal
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) September 2, 2022
“The incident occurred around Lekki Phase 1, but he was arrested in Victoria Island. Ice Prince would be arraigned at the Magistrate court in Ajah on Friday morning,’ Hundeyin said.
Ice Prince rose to fame after releasing “Oleku”, one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all time. He won the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.
His debut studio album, “Everybody Loves Ice Prince”, was released in 2011.
It was supported by three singles: “Oleku”, “Superstar”, and “Juju”.
In 2013, Ice Prince released “Fire of Zamani” as his second studio album.
The album contained the singles “Aboki”, “More”, “Gimme Dat”, and “I Swear”.
On 1 July 2015, Ice Prince was announced as the vice president of Chocolate City. He held the position until he left the label in 2016.