The Magistrate granted Ice Prince bail in the sum of N500,000, he is also to furnish the court with 2 responsible sureties
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian hip-hop recording artist and actor, Panshak Henry Zamani better known as Ice Prince has been remanded by a magistrate court sitting in the Ajah area of Lagos.
Ice Prince was sent to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre after the singer allegedly abducted and assaulted a police officer in the wee hours of Friday, September 2.
The ‘Oleku’ crooner was, thereafter, arraigned before the court by the Lagos State Police Command on the same day on a three-count charge of assault, obstructing a policeman from carrying out his statutory duties and abduction.
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The singer pleaded not guilty to the charges when the three counts were read to him.
Magistrate Taiwo Oyaniyi subsequently granted him bail in the sum of N500,000. He is also to furnish the court with 2 responsible sureties.
Pending when he meets the bail conditions, the magistrate ordered his remand and adjourned further proceedings in the case till September 7.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Police claimed Ice Prince resisted arrest at about 3 am after driving a car without a plate number.
The police spokesman alleged that the 35-year-old rapper later abducted the police officer that arrested him and threatened to drown the officer in the Lagoon.
The tweet reads: “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.”
This is coming a few days after Lagos State Police Command stated that singer Daniel Benson, professionally known as BNXN, will face sanctions for assaulting and spitting on a police officer.