Millions of Nigerians have taken to social media to demand the unconditional release of Tems and OmahLay after both fast rising artistes got arrested by Uganda Police for flouting COVID-19 rules.
Tems and OmahLay were booked for a concert at Ddungu Resort in Munyonyo, and indeed performed for hundreds of revelers despite an existing ban on music concerts in the country.
Their event raised a firestorm thereafter as local artists decried the inequality, citing double standards in the enforcement of the COVID-19 presidential directives.
As gathered by Eko Hot Blog,the rising stars from Nigeria have since been remanded until Wednesday when they will be produced in court for further hearing of the charges pressed against them.
In the wake of the development, initial appeals were made by notable celebrities to the Ugandan authorities to release the Nigerian musicians who had gone to perform in a publicly announced event.
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Ugandan authorities however, have remained unmoved, prompting more Nigerians to wade into the flurry of appeals calling for the unconditional release on both artistes.
Below are some of the tweets, hashtagged- FreeTemsAndOmahLay.
Lotta people never knew uganda existed till they officially took our artiste as hostage…Uganda u are now popular, free our people #FreeTemsAndOmahLay
— Samson Salvine (@SamsonSalvine) December 15, 2020
Can’t understand how publicity was done for a show over months and @UgandaMediaCent didn’t know about it, in other to stop it rather they let our people in and arrested them! This is a plot from inside mhen!
How govt uptill this point haven’t done anything. #FreeTemsAndOmahLay pic.twitter.com/Pd2Epq6dlJ— Lionel fabian (@iamfab9) December 15, 2020
I hope uganda knows that if anything at all happens to tems or omah lay we’re burning their embassy down and starting a war sha
I hope they know 😌 #FreeTemsAndOmahLay pic.twitter.com/I9Wt7Txkwx— Deshinor 💫🎗 (@donadeshina) December 15, 2020
Like @patorankingfire said “Black Hate Black”, if it had been a white nation that did these to a black person, we will say it’s racism, but what is the difference here. #FreeOmahLay #FreeTemsAndOmahLay #FreeTems
— #ABT #THEBEST (@guddayt) December 15, 2020
How far Nigerian Twitter ,make we loud this matter make them free our people now,we all know the organizers are the ones to be held responsible for this.#FreeOmahLay #FreeTems #FreeTemsAndOmahLay pic.twitter.com/Wt0QjdixDO
— Surubuofkaduna (@Oldgodemo) December 14, 2020
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