Inetimi Timaya Odon, Nigerian singer popularly known by his stage name, Timaya, was on Thursday arrested after he was accused of causing a woman injuries in a hit-and-run incident at Ikate area of Lagos.
A video showing uniformed officers arresting the singer is currently trending on social media.
The singer trended on Wednesday when a lady went online to share a video of her sister bleeding from the face while laying on a hospital bed.
The lady accused Timaya of hitting her sister with his car and driving off, leaving her to survive on her own.
She alleged that Timaya hit her sister’s car and when the sister got down to confront him, he hit her with his car and drove off.
She went on to share screenshots of her messages to Timaya on Instagram following the incident and added that Timaya blocked her on IG when she confronted him about hitting her sister.
Timaya didn’t acknowledge the allegation, instead, he continued tweeting like nothing happened and this angered people.
A video shared online shows uniformed officers picking him up from his house, earlier today, Thursday.