A RECORD label boss who believed he was the reincarnation of Tupac fired weapons from his swanky penthouse in a lockdown taking pictures spree.
Michael Alunomoh live-streamed the taking pictures spree as he fired blanks into the air from Marina Tower East in Chatham Dockside, Kent.
Footage confirmed the 35-year-old shouting "F*** the police" whereas listening to Hit 'Em Up by rapper Tupac Shakur.
Alunomoh later advised psychiatrists he was the reincarnation of the late US rapper and claimed he heard a voice since childhood telling him to "disturb the peace".
The report label boss, who phoned the police the night time earlier than the taking pictures saying "one thing was flawed", stated he needed to be detained to get the therapy he wanted.
Alunomoh has now pleaded responsible to 3 offences of possessing firearms with intent to trigger concern of violence.
The dad-of-one had stood trial final yr on the identical three costs however the jury was discharged earlier than reaching verdicts when a choose fell unwell.
Maidstone Crown Courtroom heard he's presently being handled for bipolar dysfunction at a low stage psychiatric unit in Kent.
On April 22, 2020, Alunomoh had been listening to 'Hit 'Em Up', which incorporates the lyrics "Seize ya Glocks, while you see Tupac. Name the cops, while you see Tupac".
Alunomoh claimed he took the phrases as an instruction so started firing blanks from handguns after the nation was plunged into lockdown.
A number of 999 calls have been made by terrified neighbours and people watching the drama unfold on the road beneath.
Armed police ultimately stormed the flat and seized two Eagle, blank-firing 9mm self-loading pistols and a Camp assault rifle.
There have been 75 shell casings on the balcony and an additional 5 in the master suite.
'CALL THE POLICE'
After he was arrested, Alunomoh advised police: "I used to be taking pictures. I used to be not killing anyone. I used to be simply doing my very own factor as a result of it is nonetheless in my head.
"I stored taking pictures. Bang, bang, bang, bang. Then the police got here and I stated 'You need to deal with me, you must assist me'."
He denied he supposed to scare anybody and advised officers he wasn't aiming however as an alternative "doing it to the sky and shouting 'Name the police'."
Alunomoh additionally stated he had been identified with schizophrenia in Nigeria a couple of yr or two earlier than he got here to the UK in 2013.
The court docket was advised he has since been identified with both a schizo-affective or bipolar-affective dysfunction "with psychotic parts".
His lawyer has urged the choose to detain him underneath the Psychological Well being Act or give a jail time period quick sufficient to result in his instant launch.
Alunomoh, who was supported in court docket by his long-term girlfriend, was detained forward of sentencing on January 26.
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