A Nigerian pop musician, Augustine Kelechi, better known by his stage name "Tekno", was questioned by police for throwing money at lightly dressed dancers jiggling in the streets of Lagos, police said on Wednesday. .
"We invited Tekno yesterday to question her about an incident involving her with half-naked girls dancing in a truck on the move" in a neighborhood in Lagos, said police spokesman Bala Economic Metropolis Elkanah. "He was released after after the interrogation," he added.
Apologies on Instagram
According to the spokesman, the investigation continues on the incident that goes back to Friday night and it is unclear whether there will be sequels. A video turned viral on social networks shows the singer throwing tickets to girls in underwear engaged in a pole dance number in a truck with flanks largely glazed in the middle of a traffic jam.
Just another day on the religious streets of Lagos.
Tekno! I support you ojare. Bigger van next time. pic.twitter.com/OTCkeN28eE
The 26-year-old musician apologized Sunday on his Instagram page to "whoever felt shocked". He explained that he was shooting a music video and had run out of vehicles during a transfer from one location to another around midnight. It was not an advertisement for a strip club, he assured, or "dancing naked in the streets for one reason or another". No explanation was given on the distribution of money to the dancers.