musician Koffi Olomide deported after alleged JKIA assault " they had been “treated like animals” said his layer...

...why didn't you follow them to Congo?

The musician was deported aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ554 to Kinshasa at 11:30am

SATURDAY JULY 23 2016

 

Koffi Olomide was sneaked through the backdoor of the JKIA Police Station escorted by another vehicle with a parastatal number plate, July 23, 2016. PHOTO | BERNADINE MUTANU | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The musician’s lawyer, Prof George Wajackoyah, said they had been “treated like animals”
• He said the man was crucified by the social media and the politicians, who judged him harshly.
• He pointed out that there was no complainant and he was deported before they could go to court on Monday.

Congolese musician Koffi Olomide was deported on Saturday after purportedly kicking a woman at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.

The musician was deported aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ554 to Kinshasa at 11:30am

(READ: Outrage as Congo star Olomide kicks woman)

On Saturday, the musician’s lawyer, Prof George Wajackoyah, said they had been “treated like animals” claiming the Kenya government had deported the musician and his dancers to Congo “even without their passports.”

He said the man was crucified by the social media and the politicians, who judged him harshly.

He pointed out that there was no complainant, besides being deported before they could go to court on Monday.

The musician was arrested at around 10 pm on Friday along Denis Pritt Road in Nairobi, as he left Citizen TV studios from an interview. 

He was arrested alongside his crew of three women dancers, police said. 

CREATING DISTURBANCE

On Saturday, police said the musician had been arrested for creating disturbance at the airport.

The Congolese star spent the night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport police station.

He was removed from the JKIA Police Station on Saturday morning and taken to the airside where his fingerprints were taken before boarding a plane.

The dancers who accompanied musician Koffi Olomide a few minutes before they were deported. PHOTO | ZADOCK ANGIRA | NATION MEDIA GROUP