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Congolese rhumba musician Koffi
Olomide faces arrest in Zambia for alleged assault, local media reported today.
The privately-owned daily, The Post, said that
Olomide had been reported to the police for allegedly assaulting a freelance
journalist at the upmarket Taj Pamodzi Hotel on Friday evening during his show.
“The 44-year-old Jean Ndayisenga
reported to Kabwata police that the multi-award-winning musician kicked him in
the face as he tried to take a picture of him after a show at Lusaka’s Taj
Pamodzi on Friday,” reported the Sunday
Post.
According to the paper, Kabwata police
deputy criminal investigations boss Augustine Hamoonga said that Koffi had been
reported to Kabwata Police Station for assault.
The paper quoted Mr Ndayisenga as
saying: “He kicked me in the face and my flash got damaged.
There were a lot of people and they
saw what happened.”
It reported that Olomide was no
stranger to trouble with the Zambian police as he evaded arrest during his
previous visit two years ago following differences with his promoters at the
time.
It said that in his home country, the
58-year-old musician appeared in court for allegedly assaulting his producer
Diego Music Lubaki and malicious destruction of hotel facilities in August this
year.
There was no immediate comment from
Olomide.
Olomide is in Zambia for a series of
shows in the capital, Lusaka, and Kitwe in the Copperbelt Province.
Olomide is liked by many at his Zambian
shows but it is not clear how much damage the incident will cause to his
impending shows
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