Speed Darlington Apologises to Burna Boy, Asks Him to Drop the Charges

(ReggaeVibeMedia.com) - Speed Darlington is saying sorry — with conditions attached. The Nigerian rapper, real name Darlington Okoye, posted a video to his Instagram page on Thursday in which he apologised to Burna Boy and offered him a deal: drop the charges, and the comments stop for good.

"This video is for Burna Boy. Burna, this is an apology video. I apologise for any pain that I have caused you. Any shame that I have caused you," he said in the video. "I made the mistake of thinking that everybody vibrates at the same frequency. That's wrong of me. I apologise, Burna Boy."

Then came the terms. Speed Darlington promised that if Burna Boy withdraws all charges and lets the matter die, he will never again make any direct or indirect comment about Burna's sexuality — and he will not even mention his name. "I give you my word that if you withdraw all charges and let everything die, I give you my word that I will never make any direct comment regarding your sexuality. Even indirect comment. I will no longer try sustain. I give you my word. Let peace reign," he said.

It is a softer tone than anything fans have heard from him on this subject, but it is still a negotiation. The silence he is promising only kicks in if Burna Boy, born Damini Ogulu, agrees to let the case go.

The feud goes back to October 2024, when Speed Darlington posted videos questioning Burna Boy's Grammy win for the album Twice As Tall and making insinuations about his association with American music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs. Burna Boy did not answer with a diss track. He filed a police petition accusing Speed Darlington of defamation and cyberstalking, and Speed Darlington was arrested in Lagos on October 4, 2024, and transferred to Abuja, where he was held until his release on October 9.

His lawyer at the time, Stan Alieke, issued an apology on his behalf and said the videos were meant as entertainment rather than defamation. Speed Darlington later distanced himself from that statement, saying it was made on legal advice so he could get his seized phone back — which is part of why this latest apology will be read so closely.

Things escalated again in November 2024, when he was arrested a second time while performing in Owerri, Imo State. His lawyer then, Deji Adeyanju, called the arrest unnecessary. After weeks in detention, Speed Darlington was arraigned and granted bail in January 2025. Freedom did not cool anything down, though — he went on to release diss tracks and keep making public comments about Burna Boy.

So this video marks a real shift in tone from someone who spent months doubling down. Burna Boy's side has consistently treated the matter as a legal issue rather than a social media spat, and the case is still in play. For now, the offer is out there in public, conditions attached. The next move belongs to Burna Boy and his legal team.