An arrest warrant has been issued for
Nigerian music star Wizkid for failing to honour a contract for a
concert with a client. The arrest order was issued by a Buganda Road
chief magistrates court. The Ugandan reports that the order for the
arrest of Wizkid, born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, was signed by presiding
judge Moses Baligeya Mufumbiro. The charges against Wizkid were
obtaining money by false pretense, cheating and conspiracy to defraud.
The charges were brought against by
lawyers of Muwema co advocates and solicitors who are counsel to a
company called Face TV which is accusing Wizkid of receiving $60,000
(around N27million) as performance fee for a show that he never showed
up for. Face TV said after Wizkid’s team agreed to the deal, the company
incurred extra expenses for booking flights and other logistics to the
tune of $300,000 and also sold tickets to 25,000 people for the concert
that eventually did not take place.
The Ugandan reports that Wizkid was billed to perform at Lugogo Cricket Oval on December 3 but did not show up for the event.
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