Police assault: Court remands rapper, Ice Prince, in Ikoyi Prison

A magistrate court sitting in the Ajah area of Lagos has remanded Nigerian hip-hop recording artist and actor, Panshak Henry Zamani better known as Ice Prince, in prison.

The Editorial learnt that Ice Prince was remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

Recall that the police had on Friday, September 2 arrested and charged the singer to court after he allegedly abducted and assaulted a police officer.

The ‘Oleku’ crooner was arraigned before the court on a three-count charge of assault, obstructing a policeman from carrying out his statutory duties and abduction, to which the Ice Prince pleaded not guilty.

Presiding 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.

The Editorial had earlier reported the arrest of Ice Prince by the Lagos Police Command after allegedly assaulting a police officer when a police patrol team stopped him at 3am for driving with expired car license plates.

Confirming the matter, Police PPRO Daivid Hundeyin, in a tweet, said, the artiste, thereafter, abducted the policeman, assaulted and threatened to throw him in the river, adding that Ice Prince was later arrested.

A tweet from the PPRO said, “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.”