Davido Speaks Amidst Backlash Over ‘Disrespect’ For Muslims

Nigerian award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has broken his silence amidst backlash over the controversial new music video many termed ‘disrespect’ to Islam.

Naija News earlier reported that Davido posted the music video of his new artist, Logos Olori, on his Twitter page on Friday morning.

The video, as seen by this publication, showed some people dressed in white clothes praying the way the Muslims do before launching into dancing as they recited some Quranic verses and prayed.

Davido’s signee, on his part, copied the Muslim style of praying while sitting on the roof of the building.

However, the video generated controversy online, as some netizens accused Davido of disrespecting Islamic beliefs and practices.

Some fans also urged Davido to pull down the music video on his social media pages and apologize to Muslims.

Similarly, Ahmed Bashir, ex-aide to Muhammadu Buhari, also found the video offensive as he criticized Davido for promoting the entertainment content.

According to Ahmad, the video is disrespectful to Islam, and many Muslims will find it offensive.

However, the ‘OBO’ crooner, who seemed unbothered about the outrage online, took to his Twitter page to further promote the video.

In the series of tweets, Davido made reference to his recent album, saying he was unavailable and he didn’t want to fight with anyone.