The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) has addressed claims that singer Rema used police officers to arrest interior designer Amaka Obasi, framing it as a criminal investigation into a multi-million naira contract fraud.
The controversy erupted on X when a user, Derrick, alleged Obasi was “tricked into a meeting” at the FCID office in Alagbon, arrested and forced to pay over one million naira for bail.
“Rema and Amaka had an initial contract to renovate his new house. Now it’s time to pay for the services and he has involved the police Force CID Alagbon, by tricking her to come for a meeting and arresting her over the weekend where she had to pay over 1 million naira as bail. Before then they worked twice on his mother’s house in Benin and his personal house. He then commissioned her to build a music studio and improve water management. He involved his mother to write a petition claiming the 2023 work was substandard, just to avoid paying the money he owes,” Derrick wrote in part.
FCID spokesperson Aminat Mayegun said the department acted on a formal petition alleging a breach of contract. “A written petition was submitted. The petitioner stated that an agreement was entered on 4th April 2023 with Miss Amaka Obasi, operating under Ardeb Lifestyle Company, for a project valued at N386,000,000. A part payment of N287,000,000 was made, with the balance to be paid upon completion. Upon inspection, the project was incomplete and the furniture claimed to have been delivered was missing. Miss Obasi failed to meet the terms and transferred part of the money to another account. The account used was not properly linked or registered.”
“Both parties were advised to engage an independent valuer, but Miss Obasi declined to provide either a valuer’s report or a legal representative, until she was apprehended. The Nigeria Police Force does not serve personal interests or vendettas, but operates strictly in accordance with the law.”
Rema has not issued a public statement.
