A record producer armed himself with an imitation rifle and two handguns after voices in his head told him to "disturb the peace", a jury heard today.

Michael Alunomoh, who runs Truth or Dare Records and also goes by Flexing Mike, fired the weapons from the balcony of his penthouse flat at Marina Point West in Dock Head Road, Chatham in April last year.

The 34-year-old was heard shouting for people to call the police and began singing to music from the late American rapper Tupac Shakur, a jury at Maidstone Crown Court has heard.

Alunomoh has denied three charges of possessing three weapons – an Eagle Black, an Eagle Grey and a camp assault rifle – intending to cause fear of violence.

The jury will hear from three psychiatrists that he was suffering "from a disease of the mind" and the jury were told that they will have to decide whether he was legally insane at the time of the incident.

Prosecutor Dominic Connolly claimed that Alunomoh, a keen clay pigeon shooter, was seen by neighbours "ranting" as he paced on his balcony – shouting "shooting god".

A number of people claim to have seen flashes coming from the weapons as Alunomoh fired into the air, shouting "**** the police" and "Call the police" – as some neighbours took refuge.

The prosecutor said a man was walking along Leviathan Way and "hugged the building" fearing for his life before calling the police.

He said some neighbours didn't know if the weapon was live or not as they heard the shell casings drop.

Alunomoh was seen dancing and talking to himself. He filmed himself and uploaded the clip to his Instagram account.

One neighbour saw Alunmoh firing both handguns at once, the court was told.

Mr Connolly added: "It is agreed that Alunomoh was mentally unwell at the time. He was hearing voices in his head telling him to fire the guns so that the police would come."

Armed officers arrived and arrested him and discovered 75 shell casings on the balcony and another five in the bedroom, he said.

Alunomoh told how the voice in his head "won't let me lie" and the day before the incident he had visited a friend in Eltham.

He returned using a Uber after having an argument with his partner, who then left with their child to stay with her father.

He said he called the police a day earlier because voices in his head urged him: "Set it right, set it right. Michael. Dare me, your maker."

Alunomoh told police after firing the weapons "bang, bang, bang but the voices won't stop" and revealed he feared he might be killed by a police sniper during the incident.

He said the voice told him it was god and would give him "private jets and Rolls Royces", adding "Be ready to die. Don't lie. If I be your God die for me."

The trial continues.

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