Busy Signal reported to Police for fraud

Busy Signal

Jamaican musician Busy Signal has been reported to the police on allegations of defrauding a local promoter of nearly $30 000 after he failed to fulfil a contractual agreement to perform in Zimbabwe in August this year.

One of the directors of Long Cash Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd Mr Patrick Hundu (40) made the report after Busy Signal arrived in Harare last Friday for a concert at Glamis Arena. The show was organised by Divine Assignments and Chipaz Promotions.

Busy Signal is still in Harare and is scheduled to depart tomorrow. National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed that a report had been made to the police against the Jamaican singer.

“Police have received the report and are looking at the facts with a view of establishing if there is a prima facie case,” he said.

According to the report to the police seen by The Herald, on February 2 this year, Mr Hundu engaged Busy Signal through two email addresses with the intention of contracting him to come and perform in Zimbabwe.

It is alleged that Busy Signal charged $55 000 and a contract was signed. Sources close to the investigations said Mr Hundu paid $5 500 as commitment fee on April 1 and later paid for air tickets for the musician and his band which amounted to $24 275.

The commitment fee was reportedly transferred into the Jamaican artiste’s bank account and the show was set for August 24.

Busy Signal later informed Mr Hundu that he was no longer coming to Zimbabwe as he had commitments elsewhere. He is reported to have rescheduled the trip to December this year or early next year.

Mr Hundu is alleged to have persuaded him on several occasions, but to no avail. Police said Busy Signal later sent Mr Hundu another message indicating that their contract was no longer binding.

Following his arrival in Zimbabwe on Friday, Mr Hundu reported the matter to the police, where he claimed that Busy Signal never intended to fulfil the contract.

He said he suffered a total prejudice of $29 775.

Efforts to get comment from Mr Hundu were fruitless last night, but Chipaz Promotions director Mr Patson Chimbodza confirmed the filing of the report to the police against Busy Signal.

“I have heard about the issue and it is outside our contract,” he said. “We managed to meet our contract with him.”

Source-Herald