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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