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Music star, Panshak Zamani, aka Ice Prince, was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday for assaulting and abducting a policeman in the Lekki area of the state.

Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson and the Police Public Relations Officer, in a tweet, said that at about 3am, the artiste was driving to a destination in the state. A police patrol team in the area stopped him, he was driving without a licence plates.

Ice Prince agreed to visit the station and one of the policemen entered the vehicle.

Hundeyin, in the tweet, said, the artiste, thereafter, abducted the policeman, assaulted and threatened to throw him into a river before he was later arrested.

The PPRO said, “At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without licence 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.”

When contacted further, Hundeyin added, “He (Ice Prince) is facing three-count bordering on assault, obstruction and abduction. He has been arraigned.

When the counts were read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate Taiwo Oyaniyi subsequently granted him bail in the sum of N500,000. He is also to furnish the court with 2 responsible sureties.

Pending when he meets the bail conditions, the magistrate ordered his remand and adjourned further proceedings in the case till September 7.