The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command, has arrested a popular Nigerian music star, Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince Zamani.

The police accused Ice Prince of kidnapping a police officer.

This was made known in a Twitter post on Friday morning by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.

The police spokesperson said Ice Prince was stopped in the early hours of Friday for driving without number plate, upon which he agreed to be taken to the station.

According to the police spokesperson, the music star thereafter abducted and assaulted the police officer in his car. He was also said to have threatened to throw the police officer inside a river.

The police spokesperson however said the music star has been arrested and would be arraigned today (Friday).

The tweet read,

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.

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