HOW POLICE TURNED ME INTO SUSPECT, SINGER

Nigerian gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju has recounted a disturbing incident where he narrowly escaped a robbery attempt in February. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. while Olarewaju was on his way to work.

A young white man attempted to break into Olarewaju’s vehicle and smashed the window. Fortunately, the singer managed to escape the situation safely and made it to work.

After the incident, Olarewaju contacted the police and reported the robbery attempt. He also provided them with information about nearby surveillance cameras that may have captured footage of the incident. Notably, Olarewaju claimed he was treated as a suspect after the incident.

“I told the police where the cameras were in that area, the fact that the guy had smashed up my window, and the worrying and all that it caused,” Olarewaju said.

However, the situation took an unexpected turn when the police, after reviewing the camera footage, began to investigate him instead.

“Immediately after the police got in touch with me, the next thing was they now began an investigation where I was now the suspect. Yes, I was now the suspect,” he said.

The singer explained that despite being the one who reported the attack, he was called in for questioning and had to hire a lawyer to defend himself.

“They called me in for interviews, etc., etc., and I had to get a lawyer. Thank God for family in Hanson Woods. I highly recommend solicitors…Hanson Woods. They were absolutely phenomenal,” he said.

Olarewaju disclosed that the police never found the young man captured on camera attacking his vehicle, but he was investigated for affray — a charge typically related to public fighting.

He said the investigation lasted for three months before the police dropped the case due to lack of evidence.

“Three months later, they’ve come back to say nothing to see here. They can’t find the guy who attacked my car, and they don’t have any more evidence on their charge against me,” he added.

The singer advised the public to be cautious and legally prepared.

“So be careful out there. And if you don’t have legal representation already, have it ready just in case you go through a thing like this. I’m sure the police are doing a wonderful job to keep law and order, but some things go wrong sometimes,” he added.