Ice Prince arrested for allegedly abducting, assaulting police officer

Ice Prince Zamani, a Nigerian rapper, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a police officer.

Ben Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Police Command, confirmed this on Friday.

On his verified Twitter account, Hundeyin described the incident that resulted in Ice Prince’s arrest.

“At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates.

“He agreed to be taken to the station. He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river.

“He has been arrested and would be arraigned today,” Hundeyin wrote.

Ice Prince rose to fame after releasing “Oleku”, one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all time. He also won the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.