BEVERLY HILLS, December 15, (THEWILL) – Popular Ugandan singer and politician, Bobi Wine, has berated the Ugandan government for the arrest of Nigerian musician, Omah Lay describing the arrest as an “act of shame by a corrupt regime operating double standards”.
THEWILL had reported that Uganda police had arrested Omah Lay alongside fellow singer, Tems and his associates over their involvement in an “unauthorised concert”.
On Monday, both singers were charged to court for flouting COVID-19 protocols.
This development sparked reactions as many Nigerians and celebrities have called for the release of the singers.
Taking to his Twitter page to join the call for Omah Lay’s release, Bobi Wine who is a presidential aspirant, disclosed that the singer’s arrest isn’t about COVID-19.
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He wrote: “Truth is Omah Lay‘s arrest isn’t about COVID. No! It’s an act of shame by a corrupt regime that operates on double standards,” the politician wrote alongside a photo from the concert wherein the singer performed and other pictures which showed how COVID-19 guidelines were being violated by citizens of Uganda during a political rally.
“He obtained a work permit & performed under police protection! Why arrest him? This as pro-Museveni artists stage street concerts unmolested!”
