Two Nigerian brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, have been arrested on charges connected to the attack of Empire actor Jussie Smollet.
The brothers were the two persons of interest in the surveillance picture released by the police.
The two Nigerian brothers were arrested after police searched their home and reportedly found 5 bottles of bleach, a red hat and 2 laptops. Other items which were also found are perceived to match the narration of the attack given by Jussie Smollet.
The Chicago police have stated that they would make Jussie Smollet participate in a line-up to see if he could identified the Osundairo brothers as the two men who attacked him.
This may prove problematic because Jussie Smollet had in a narration stated that the men who attacked him are white and screamed “this is MAGA country”.
Also, the surveillance footage released by the police which led to the arrest of the two Nigerian brothers had Jussie Smollet confirming that the men were his attackers.
One of the brothers, Ola, appeared on the second season of Empire as a prison inmate. His brother Abel says he also worked on the show at some point. They were arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, and it’s not clear if they were trying to flee the city.
