Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, who is professionally known as Davido, has through his lawyers written to his colleague, Oyindamola Emmanuel, known as Dammy Krane, asking him to retract a tweet that he used to label Davido as “murderer” and “cheat.”
The tweet made fun of Davido’s upcoming wedding and was seen as hurtful and untrue.
Dammy Krane had tweeted: “There’s nothing worse than murder #davido. You can have money but not peace #Karma. Ps: Never get married because your girl caught you cheating and you want to suffer. Congratulations Owe B Owe — Big Daddy Krane.”
Davido’s lawyers in a letter dated, Friday, June 21, emphasised that the Grammy award nominee, a widely known music icon and philanthropist, has never faced charges or been found guilty of any crime, including murder.
They insisted that Dammy Krane delete the tweet and stop making false accusations against Davido within 24 hours, or else they would pursue legal measures, seeking compensation and court orders to stop such actions.
The letter reads: “We are informed by our client that you have repeatedly published statements on your social media platforms that he finds not only defamatory and offensive but which also constitute an act of cyberbullying.
“Our client has further informed us that whilst in Abuja, he became aware of the latest in your series of defamatory posts, which is your publication of June 21, 2024, which you caused to be published on your X (formerly “Twitter”) page using the handle #dammy_krane, wherein you stated thus: ‘Theres nothing worse than murderr #davido You fit get money but you no fit get peace #Karma
” ‘Ps: Dont ever get married because your girl caught you cheating you wan gbe-iya-wo ( Carry suffer look ) Congratulations Owe B Owe — Big Daddy Krane’.
“The simple imputation to be drawn from this post is that, amongst other reprehensible things, our client is a murderer.
“Our client vehemently asserts that contrary to the insinuations in your post, he has never been charged with or convicted of any offence, including murder.
“The malicious nature of your post is also evident from your subsequent post taunting our client and stating that ‘He can’t sue because i speak the truth Oponu’, when in fact you know your allegations to be false and outlandish.
“The above posts which you published to your over 342, 600 followers on the X platform have been circulated globally and syndicated by hundreds of blogs across the world. Given the status of our client, this post has unsurprisingly gained significant traction globally, and our client is at the time of this letter trending at No. 1 on X Trends for Nigeria, attracting thousands of negative comments and reactions in the process.
“Your conduct in publishing these statements, despite knowing them to be false, is not only malicious but also orchestrated to defame and injure the reputation of our client, a globally recognized music star. Such actions constitute a civil breach as well as an infraction of the relevant criminal laws.
“Therefore, we hereby demand that you: 1. Within 24 hours from the date of this letter, remove and retract the offensive publication from all your social media platforms.
“2. Immediately refrain from any further publication of defamatory statements against our client on any platform whatsoever.
“Take Notice that your failure to comply with these demands within the stipulated timeframe will compel our client to pursue all available legal remedies, including but not limited to initiating legal proceedings against you for damages and injunctive relief, and escalating this matter to the relevant law enforcement agencies.”
