Nigerian pop star, Davido, has
reacted to the alleged investigation of his ‘Fans mi’ video by
the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over what many termed
promotion of narcotics, a banned and illegal substance.
‘I am aware that a panel is working
on it (the video). The panel was set up soon after the video was released few
weeks ago. When our attention was drawn to it, we viewed it and we discovered
that it was improper. There is no moral lesson in it and he was just
advertising drug trafficking.
‘In the video, he exchanged a brief case
supposedly containing narcotics for dollars. He was displaying affluence in the
video. If it (the plot) had climaxed in an arrest and possible detention, we
would have congratulated him for partnering with us.
‘But the way he portrayed drug
trafficking in the video was a means to an end, which the end is a life of
affluence which we disagree with. We are looking at the issue holistically. We
believe that there should be a body that was supposed to censor videos before
they go out.
‘Those are the things we want to
investigate and verify. Was the video submitted for approval? If it was
submitted, why was it approved, with such content?’ Ofoyeju revealed.
The controversial music video, which
was shot by Sesan Ogunro and featured American rapper, Meek Mill, has enjoyed
over 1million views on Youtube.
However, Davido seems unfazed by the
probe as he replied to a fan’s query that there is nothing to it.
Source: Vanguard
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