After series of backlash and heavy criticicm from Muslims faithful on social media, afrobeat musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has finally succumbed to pressure and deleted the controversial music video he posted on his pages last week.
Recall that Davido had posted a 45-second long video clip of his signee, Logos Olori’s new song, ‘Jaye Lo,’ on Friday, July 21, promoting the song ahead of the official release.
The video generated controversy as it portrayed men dressed as praying mallams, dancing on a praying mat, in front of a mosque rather than engaging in prayer. As a result, this depiction was considered offensive by some Muslims who took to social media to criticize the artist over the development, with many insisting he takes down the video and apologise to his Muslim fans.
However on Monday, it was confirmed that the music video has been deleted across all Davido’s social media pages.
Reacting to the development, former President Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, hailed the ‘Fem’ crooner, adding that such an act should not be repeated by him or any other artists again.
He wrote on Twitter, “It is good to discover that Davido deleted that offensive and hurtful video. Hopefully, the entire scene will also be deleted from the actual footage before releasing it to the market, and we humbly urge that the same grave mistake should never happen again from him or anyone else. Nigeria is a beautiful country. It is always amazing when we celebrate the beauty of living in unity and harmony while embracing our differences.”
