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Timaya arrested and accused of hit-and-run case

On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, an Instagram user, Osinubi Omowumi, called the musical artiste out on IG.
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NIGERIAN music star Inetimi Timaya Odon popularly known by the stage name Timaya has been arrested hours after he was accused of almost killing a young lady on the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos.

On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, an Instagram user, Osinubi Omowumi who is said to be the sister of the victim, accused Nigerian artiste, Timaya of ramming his car into her sister after she challenged him for damaging her car.

After the incident occurred, officers of the Nigeria Police Force stormed the residence of the music star on Thursday morning.

The singer explained to the officers what actually transpired during the alleged hit-and-run incident. However, a few minutes later he was taken away by the armed police officers for further investigation.

Omowumi, who is the sister of the victim, accused the music star of causing severe injuries to her sister. She has also accused him of blocking her on Instagram when she tried to reach out to him.

"She is in the hospital now in serious pain, and the funniest part is me messaging him to do the needful but this wicked fellow blocked me after reading my messages," part of her post read.