Contrary to expectation, singer Tiwa Savage has failed to
explain her role in the circumstances that led to her arrest by the
police in Lagos on Saturday.
The
Mavin Records artiste and brand ambassador for MTN Nigeria, Pepsi and
Forte Oil was alleged to have assaulted and humiliated a policeman, who
apprehended her for violating some provisions of the Lagos State Road
Traffic Law.
She was said to have, in a fit of anger, removed the
cap of the policeman who accosted her for flouting traffic rules outside
the premises of Eko Hotels and Suites on Victoria Island.
When
contacted by our correspondent, the Group Publicist of Mavin Records,
Terfa Tilley-Gyado, had promised to issue a statement stating Savage’s
side of the story. But, as at press time on Monday, he had yet to do so.
Several phone calls placed to Tilley-Gyado’s mobile phone rang out and he failed to respond to a text message sent to him.
Meanwhile,
checks on Savage’s Twitter handle showed that she avoided mentioning
her encounter with the policeman. A handful of her tweeting fans tried
in vain to make her explain the circumstances that led to her arrest.
Besides,
the singer’s website, officialtiwasavage.com, and her Facebook page
were not updated to provide any information about the incident. However,
many Nigerians have frowned on her behaviour towards the aggrieved law
enforcement officer.
According to them, Savage, who studied at the
University of Kent in the United Kingdom, where she bagged a degree in
Business Administration and Accounting, should have known that policemen
deserved to be treated with respect.
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