For their controversial video, which many Muslims criticized for depicting Islam in a poor light, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite prominent Nigerian musician David Adeleke, known as Davido and Logos Olori.
The statement was released on Monday in Abuja by Professor Ishaq Akintola, the institute’s founder and executive director.
In the wake of the weekend release of the ‘Jaye Lo’ music video, Davido and Logos Olori (real name: Olamilekan Emeka Taiwo) received harsh criticism online.
Logos Olori and the others may be seen praying on the mat before he sits atop the loudspeaker of what appears to be a mosque building and leads them in song and dance.
On Monday, Akintola said, “We notify men of the Department of State Services to invite both individuals for questioning to explain why they opted to develop and promote a musical video capable of inciting anarchy in Nigeria.
Similar to this, we urge “the National Film and Video Censors Board and the National Broadcasting Company to immediately ban the insensitive musical video captioned ‘Jaye Lo’ by Logos Olori.”
In addition, he stated, “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.
” In more civilized regions, things don’t function that way. Agencies in Nigeria need to take the initiative.
Whether or whether the report contained an appeal to the monitoring agency or agencies, they are required to act immediately upon learning of an offense that has the potential to disrupt public order.
To a large extent, the agencies are considered to be part of the public at large. Therefore, they should take initiative on their own.
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