- The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite Davido and Logos Olori for questioning over their controversial video
- MURIC has also called on the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and the National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to ban the video
- MURIC objects to the “lame excuse” often given by Nigerian agencies who claim that separate petitions should be addressed to them by complainants before they can take action
In response to their contentious video, which many Muslims lambasted for painting Islam in a negative light, David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido and Logos Olori, have been invited by the Department of State Services (DSS), according to the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
Professor Ishaq Akintola, the founder and executive director of MURIC, made the demand in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
After the online music video for “Jaye Lo” was posted over the weekend, Davido and Logos Olori, real name Olamilekan Emeka Taiwo, came under fire.
Before they began singing and dancing, Logos Olori and others were seen praying on the mat while he perched on top of the loudspeaker set on what appeared to be a mosque building.
Akintola responded on Monday, saying, “We notify men of the Department of State Services to invite both men for questioning to explain why they decided to develop and promote a musical video capable of inciting anarchy in Nigeria.
In the same vein, we invite the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and the National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to immediately ban the insensitive musical video captioned ‘Jaye Lo’ by Logos Olori.
He further said;
MURIC objects to the lame excuse often given by Nigerian agencies charged with moderation responsibilities who claim that separate petitions should be addressed to them by complainants before they can take action. It does not work that way in saner climes. Nigerian agencies must be proactive.
They must spring to action from the moment attention is drawn to an infraction capable of causing a breach of the peace so long as the authors of the infringement have been identified and whether or not the information contained an appeal to the monitoring agency or agencies. The agencies are, essentially, an integral part of the general public. They should therefore act without being prompted.