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| On September 2, singer Nova, a Ghetto Boy Music
Producer, was invited to the studios of Star FM upon his request to be
granted airtime to clear his image which he claimed had been tarnished by the
radio station over reports he had “impregnated three women living on the same
compound” (Photo/Reverbnation) |
(American Street News, ASN) - Gambian singer, Nova, who was charged for damaging
the studious of Star FM has seen his
trial pulled out of court on Wednesday September 25.
The singer, whose real name is Nfamara Sambou,
denied charges of “willful damage to property and criminal trespass” and
was placed under a bail-bond of D200,000 (close to US$6,000).
Last week, parties agreed to settle the matter out
of court. Music promoters Lamin Cham, Waagan Faye, some elders in the music
industry and local elders in Churchill's town, where the singer lives, had
pleaded with the radio station's owner to drop the charges and the matter be
settled out of court.
On September 2, singer Nova, a Ghetto Boy Music
Producer, was invited to the studios of Star FM upon his request to be
granted airtime to clear his image which he claimed had been tarnished by the
radio station over reports he had “impregnated three women living on the same
compound”.
He insisted that Star FM’s news story which
alleged that he had impregnated three women living on the same compound in
Banjul was false but rather he impregnated only two women.
“During the live studio interview, Sambou rained
insults and demanded that Camara reveals his source of information since he
reported the story,” the Media Foundation for West Africa, MFWA, reports.
His violent demeanour caused the radio station to
halt the programme and at that instance, he brought out a pestle from his bag
and tried to hit Kebba Camara, the Gamvibes
Info host, who ran out.
He proceeded to vandalize the studio destroying
equipment worth almost 93,000 Dalasis (about $3,000).
The MFWA had condemned “this unruly behaviour by
Sambou” and had hoped the law will take its course.
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