Nigerians have taken to social media to react following news of the arrest of rapper Panshak “Ice Prince” Zamani over the alleged abduction and assault of a police officer.
The Quest Times had earlier reported on the arrest of Ice Prince on Friday, September 2, 2022, following a statement by the Lagos Police Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
He stated that the rapper was initially stopped for driving without plate numbers, then followed it up by allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer.
According to Hundeyin, the police are in possession of evidence of the assault, which will be presented as exhibit before the magistrate who will preside over the assault case.
In reaction to the news, Naija Twitter was divided among those who criticised Ice Prince for engaging in such conduct, while other more suspicious Nigerians doubted the Police’s narrative.
While a select few couldn’t help but notice the grainy, unflattering picture of Ice Prince released by the Police following his arrest
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times
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@DanielRegha Ice Prince assaulted a police officer, Buju & some public figures have reportedly done same; That’s violent felony but Nigerian celebs be feeling untouchable cos they barely face the consequences of their actions. The court should normalise jailing or imprisoning these celebs.
@snrmanAO Ice prince driving without license plates I can believe. Him assaulting a police officer in Lagos by 3:00 am I can’t believe without evidence. Lol if you’ve had any alteration with the police especially in Lagos you’d know why it’s so hard to believe. Awon oniro iya.
@VictorIsrael_ Omo! Na Iceprince be this? No matter how Fresh and sweet you look, if Nigerian police catch you come use their camera snap you, your colour must change
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@bright_oreva If Ice Prince cried out that he was assaulted, the Twitter police will request he presents videos to back up his claims, they’d tell you the video will help hasten the orderly trial. So in this case too, we need to see videos of Ice Prince assaulting the police officer too.
@RealDreylo This Ice Prince gist isn’t clear to me. Let’s hear his own side of the story to begin with
@drpenking I would still love to hear Ice Prince side of the story because how did an armless citizen abduct an armed policeman? How come the policeman was alone? What about his colleagues? Some things are not adding up.
@PoojaMedia Police will use Ice Prince collect “stars” like Rufai. You will see how swift he will be arraigned. Chai
@the_davidatta I like Ice Prince so I can’t even sub him, but this is silly.. What makes people think they can do and undo and get away with it.. I’m not sure there’s even a fine for this, it looks like a clear jail time offence. Sad.
@SirDavidBent Ice Prince abducted a police officer and threatened to throw that same officer into a river. He has been arrested and will be arraigned on several criminal charges/counts. Being a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re above the law. He might end up being jailed for a while.