Nigeria Diaspora Commission helps secure the release of Kizz Daniel in Tanzania

AFROBEAT musician and songwriter Oluwatobiloba Daniel popularly known as Kizz Daniel has been released from detention by the Tanzanian authorities who recently arrested him for failing to show up for a concert after the federal government intervened in the matter.

Yesterday, Kizz Daniel was arrested in Dar es Salam, the Tanzanian capital after the organisers of the Summer Amplified Show reported him to the authorities for failing to show up for a paid concert on Sunday night. Fans waited until 6 am for a live performance but Kizz failed to appear saying he did not have a change of clothing.

Kizz Daniel blamed Kenyan Airways for his plight, saying they failed to deliver his luggage to Tanzania. Yesterday, a video that went viral on social media showed the singer being taken into custody by the Tanzanian police wearing a black hoodie.

Following the intervention of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), however, the singer has now been released. Nidcom chairperson, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, revealed that the singer was being held at Oyster Bay Police Station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania but has now been released.

Hon Dabiri-Erewa said: “Kizz Daniel has been released. His legal team will, however, report back to the police tomorrow while he will subsequently return to Nigeria.”