HOW POLICE ARRESTED PORT HARCOURT TOP MUSICIAN -DUNCAN MIGHTY AT OWERRI OVER N11M ALLEGED FRAUD

By Emeka AMAEFULA

The entertainment world stood still on Friday night as Nigeria’s top music star and promoter Ikwerre first son, and Rivers state born Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu was arrested at Owerri by Police operatives following a petition written against him by M2 an upcoming musical artist. He is alleged to have duped the budding musician and rapper to the tune of Eleven Million naira promotion fee which the Imo state government under Owelle Rochas Okorocha arranged as a means of empowerment for creative Youths in Imo state. The Creative empowerment came under the auspices of the office of the Special Assistant-SA on Entertainment.

The Imo state Police Command in a statement made public by the Police Public Relation Officer-PPRO Orlando Ikeoku on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Rabiu Ladodo alleged that Duncan Mighty defrauded the Imo state Government of N11m while Rochas Okorocha was Governor of Imo state over a music promotion deal which he signed the contract but intentionally breached as he never engaged M2 a budding rapper. The statement was released thus “Today, 14/12/19, operatives of the Command arrested popular music artist Duncan Mighty on an allegation of fraud. This followed a petition written by an upcoming rap artist M2, who claimed that, the Imo state government led by Owelle Rochas Okorocha, through the office of the SA on Entertainment, entered into a deal with Duncan Mighty to manage, promote, arrange collaboration with other top artists and sign M2 under Young Wealth record label owned by Duncan Mighty. As a result, an agreement was reached with a fee of eleven Million naira (N11,000 000.00) paid to him. However, since collecting the payment, he refused to fulfill his own part of the deal. Sequel to the petition, the artist was arrested, and he affirmed having such agreement and collecting the fund, but said he can only refund the money if the contract is terminated. He was then released on bail on self recognition. Consequently, a Letter was reviewed by the representative of the former governor, terminating the contract to enable him refund the money, and since then he absconded, and all efforts made to reach him proved abortive. In view of the above, a Warrant of arrest was issued that led to his arrest at the early hours of this morning”.

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This is not the first time Duncan Mighty is having running battle with governors and financial melee. First it was the sum of Fifty Million naira (N50million) alleged verbal contract Duncan Mighty had with officials under ex Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for organizing an event in Port Harcourt which he alleged that the then Governor reneged from paying artists fees and logistics for those that he engaged for the show proper.