Some aggrieved youths in an obvious present of anger, have in an act of protest set hearth to a banner of Nigerian artiste, David Adeleke, popularly referred to as Davido.
We stories that the incident stems from the artist’s failure to situation an apology for a controversial video he had shared on Twitter on the weekend.
The now-deleted controversial music video titled ‘Jaiye Lo’ launched by his signee, Olalekan Taiwo, aka Logos Olori confirmed a bunch of males sporting white jalabia and caps, dancing in entrance of a mosque.
Netizens and Muslim commentators who described the video as offensive, accused the singer of disrespecting Islam by mixing their spiritual rites and rituals with tune and dance.
However, in a viral video seen on Twitter on Tuesday, the agitated group was seen igniting Davido’s banner whereas a commentator vehemently cursed the singer for allegedly ridiculing Islam.
The particular person expressed sturdy disapproval by saying in Hausa, “Davido, may God curse your blessings. Davido, we hold prayer in the highest regard. The way you mocked prayer, may Allah also mock you.”
An inscription on the video hints that the youths had been perpetrating the act within the Maiduguri space of Borno State.
Commenting on the video clip, @sarki_sultan wrote, “Davido should apologise let’s end this. It takes nothing to say I am sorry.”
Recall that the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) lampooned Davido, and Logos Olori for releasing the music video.
The founding father of the Islamic organisation, Ishaq Akintola, in an announcement on Monday, stated MURIC had alerted the Department of State Services to ask the duo for questioning in regards to the music video, which was described as insensitive to Muslim emotions.
Akintola famous {that a} seven-day ultimatum had been issued to Davido to tug down the video.
“Logos Olori, an artiste below David Adeleke, aka Davido, just lately launched a music video with the caption, ‘Jaye Lo’. In the video, some individuals wearing white jalabiyas like Muslims had been seen praying the way in which Muslims do earlier than launching into dancing as they recited some Quranic verses and prayed.
“Mats had been unfold for these praying behind an ‘Imam’ who used the favored single-prayer rug (sajadah). Those who had been praying additionally learn out what appeared like Muslim recitations in Arabic language and prostrated the way in which Muslims do in prayer.
“Logos Olori himself was seen sitting on the roof of a mosque-like building mounted with a horn public address system thus creating the complete impression of a mosque scenario,” the assertion learn partly.
He furthered that indubitably, the scene within the music video was the setting of a Muslim prayer session, however mixing it with singing and dancing was completely fallacious in idea and grossly deceptive in content material.
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