Davido, a Nigerian musician, has taken down a music video by his new signee, Logos Olori, following criticism from Muslim believers. The video, titled ‘Jaye Olo’, depicted Muslim believers participating in religious activities before breaking into dance. This did not sit well with some Muslim authorities and civilians, who slammed Davido and threatened to take down the video. Despite resisting at first, Davido eventually succumbed to the pressure and deleted the video. As a result, Muslim authorities in Kano and Sokoto have banned the public from listening to Davido’s songs.
Nigerian Afrobeat Gem, Davido has taken down the music video of his new signee, Logos Olori, after facing pressure from the public. The video featured elements of Muslim religious faith.
Earlier, Davido had enthusiastically shared the music video of Logos Olori, declaring him the next big thing in the Nigerian music industry.
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Many people enjoyed the song, but Muslim civilians in Nigeria quickly found fault in the video after it went viral.
The video titled ‘Jaye Olo’ featured Muslim believers who displayed their faith but suddenly started dancing during a religious activity. This did not sit well with Muslim believers, who heavily criticized Davido and threatened to have the video removed.
Davido initially resisted the pressure but eventually gave in and deleted the video.
Despite the deletion, Muslim authorities in Kano and Sokoto have banned civilians from publicly listening to Davido’s songs.
Watch the video below:
This is the video you can go fall inside the lagoon if you want, choke on it. I don’t know why the African version of everything is always different. Is this Islam that you practice in Africa different from the one practiced in the Western world? “Fear north”