Wizkid has been hit wit a
fresh scandal following a report of his arrest by a Kenyan newspaper, Standard
Digital allegedly due to smoking marijuana in a Kenyan hotel.
Wizkid, who was
in Nairobi, Kenya to perform at a concert as well as shoot a music video with
Chocolate City act, Victoria Kimani, was allegedly arrested and quizzed by
Kenyan police officials after he was found to have contravened the non-smoking
order in his hotel on Saturday, October 25, 2014 after a performance.
According
to Standard Digital’s report: ‘The incident happened at around 1pm just as the
Caro singer was checking out of his hotel room where he has been staying for a
week, since his last week’s concert. According to our sources, Wizkid was
caught smoking ‘weed’ inside the hotel in which smoking is prohibited. The
hotel’s Front Officer asked him why he was smoking before the two got into a
heated argument attracting security officers who ended up calling the police to
arrest him.’ Wizkid was alleged to have stayed at the Nairobi Crowne Hotel and
was made to cough out KSh50,000 for smoking in the hotel, an act against the
hospitality outfit’s terms and conditions before he was whisked off to Capital
Hill Police Station.
The reports claim further that it took the intervention of
Chocolate City singer, Victoria Kimani, who had to come to his rescue as his
manager and friend were unable to save the situation.
However, another Kenyan
website, Generationy.co.ke, reports that the management of the Nairobi Crowne
Hotel have refuted the allegation in its entirety, saying the pop star never
stayed in the hotel at any point during his recent event to Kenya. ‘When we
reached out to the hotel management to confirm the allegations, they denied
saying Wizkid wasn’t even staying at Crowne Plaza.,’ Generationy.co.ke said in its report.
Also Wizkid in a chat with Ynaija said “Nothing of such happened. It is all rumour, rumors keep churning out everyday, it didn’t happen.”