Ugandan Court orders Interpol to arrest Wizkid, manager
A Ugandan court has issued an order, directing
operatives of the Ugandan police and the
International Police (Interpol), to arrest Nigeria pop
star, Wizkid and his manager, Sunday Are.
The order was issued by Magistrate Baligeya Moses
Mufumbiro on Friday and said Wizkid should be
arrested on or before January 16, 2017.
This follows a suit filed by Muwema and Co,
solicitors for Face TV Ltd.
Wizkid and Are are being accused of failing to
honour a contractual agreement it reached with its
client.
The plaintiff said Wizkid failed to attend a concert
scheduled for December 3 in Kampala, after a
payment of $60,000 was made to Are.
It also alleged that it paid $5,000 and $3,000
respectively as brokerage fee and for the days they
would stay in Uganda.
Muwema claims Face TV accrued expenses of over
$300,000, after over 25,000 Ugandans had already
bought tickets for the concert.
Earlier this month, Wizkid issued a statement
cancelling all his shows this year and January 2015
for health reasons.