{"id":1170775,"date":"2022-08-08T17:16:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T17:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/nigerian-singer-kizz-daniel-arrested-in-tanzania\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T17:16:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T17:16:30","slug":"nigerian-singer-kizz-daniel-arrested-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/nigerian-singer-kizz-daniel-arrested-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel arrested in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel arrested in Tanzania\" title=\"Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel arrested in Tanzania\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>The organisers of the Summer Amplified Show in Tanzania have arrested the\u00a0<strong>Buga<\/strong>\u00a0hit maker,\u00a0Kizz Daniel, for failing to perform at the well-publicised show on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Citizen\u2019, a Tanzania publication, reports that the singer failed to show up at the Summer Amplified concert at the Warehouse Arena (formerly Next Door Arena) in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>A viral video on Twitter shows the singer wearing a black hoodie while being escorted into a Tanzanian police van.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just In: Singer Kizz Daniel arrested in Tanzania for not performing at his concert<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjiTiPXjhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/RjiTiPXjhj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/instablog9ja\/status\/1556649716431159297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier, the concert-goers staged a mild protest by throwing bottles at the empty stage after paying as much as $5000 and waiting for hours for the Singer to perform to no avail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tanzanian Fans Trash Venue As Kizz Daniel Fails To Performs<\/p>\n<p>Fans of singer, Kizz Daniel, who had gathered at the venue of his advertised show in Tanzania, left in anger and trashed the place after he failed to show up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lor8DFbkoM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/lor8DFbkoM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobilePunch\/status\/1556650445036261376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The singer was reported to have arrived in the country earlier but refused to perform because of the unavailability of his clothes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Apology<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to \u2018The Citizen, the event coordinator announced the singer\u2019s arrival at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) a few hours before the event.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the singer were forced to wait until 6 a.m. for a live performance, but Kizz Daniel was absent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Again, fans went home angry in Tanzania after Buga crooner, Kizz Daniel was nowhere to be found for his stage performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p6gjKsSOHY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/p6gjKsSOHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pulse Nigeria (@PulseNigeria247) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PulseNigeria247\/status\/1556548471578152960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Str8up Vibes, the event coordinator, expressed their apologies in a statement on their Instagram on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The event organisers expressed regret at the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe acknowledge that this has resulted in disappointment for our loyal customers and long-time valuable stakeholders,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>It further noted that it is taking appropriate action in handling the matter with rigour, assuring fans that paid and attended that they will be taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>Unconfirmed reports say Kizz Daniel was absent because he forgot his bags in Uganda and refused to use anyone\u2019s clothes or buy new ones.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Repeated disappointment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The singer, before Sunday, had been called out twice within a month over the abrupt cancellation of his shows.<\/p>\n<p>On 7 July, he was first called out by fans for not showing up for over five hours to the Afronation US Classic tour sold-out concert in Maryland, USA, and also got called out again after he cancelled his concert on 20 July in Denver, USA.<\/p>\n<p>The Buga hitmaker has not made any comment or post on any of his pages.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is not the first time Nigerian artists have run-ins with the law in other African countries.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, the authorities of another East African country, Uganda, charged Nigerian artists Omah Lay and Tems for reportedly violating COVID-19 regulations at a music event.<\/p>\n<p>Ugandan authorities said the official charges against Tems and Omah Lay were for \u2018Negligently doing acts likely to spread an infectious diseases C\/S 171 of the Penal Code Act.<\/p>\n<p>They were arrested after they performed at a sold-out music event.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/nigerian-singer-kizz-daniel-arrested-in-tanzania\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of the Summer Amplified Show in Tanzania have arrested the\u00a0Buga\u00a0hit maker,\u00a0Kizz Daniel, for failing to perform at the well-publicised show on Sunday night. \u2018The Citizen\u2019, a Tanzania publication, reports that the singer failed to show up at the Summer Amplified concert at the Warehouse Arena (formerly Next Door Arena) in Dar es Salaam. 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