Mavin Records artiste, Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has been arrested by the police for allegedly humiliating a cop who apprehended her for violating the Lagos State Road Traffic Law on Saturday.
The Mavin First Lady is reported to have argued with the policeman, who flagged her down for flouting traffic rules in front of Eko Hotels and Suites Victoria Island.
Tiwa Savage allegedly came down from her car and confronted the policeman.
In the course of her argument with the cop, Savage is alleged to have removed the cap of the policeman.
Following the development, the Mavin Records artiste was taken to the Victoria Island Police Division for humiliating and assaulting the policeman.
A policeman at the station told The Punch that Savage was released shortly after.
He said, “Tiwa Savage refused to stop at a traffic light around Adetokunbo Ademola Street near Eko Hotel and Suites. When we attempted to accost her, she refused to park her car as instructed by the policemen.
“Since there was a traffic snarl at the time, a policeman followed her car and insisted that she must stop. After a while, she stopped and started raining abuses on all of us so, we took her to the station.
“On getting to the station, a senior officer advised her to apologise because she was wrong and there were even eyewitnesses at the scene who could testify against her if the matter was taken to court. She apologised and was released immediately.”
The Group Publicist for Mavin Records, Terfa Tilley-Gyado, confirmed the incident but said the records label would wait till Monday before it issues a comprehensive statement on the matter.
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