Jaye Lo Video: Davido Owes Muslims No Apologies - Wole Soyinka

Literary icon Professor Wole Soyinka has urged singer Davido not to apologize for the controversial video he posted on his social media pages.

DAILY POST recalls that Davido came under heavy criticism after he shared a snippet of his signee's music video, Logos Olori's new single "Jaye Lo", which captured people praying and dancing outside a mosque on Twitter.

The singer eventually bowed to pressure and deleted the video but refused to apologize.

Despite the removal of the video, some Muslims are still demanding a public apology from Davido.

A group of young Muslims recently took to the streets of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, to show their displeasure with Davido; setting fire to a large banner of the singer.

However, in a statement on Tuesday, Soyinka argued that Davido does not owe Muslims an apology.

The Nobel laureate said former Kaduna state governor Nasir El Rufai had made derogatory comments against Christians in the past but was never asked to apologize.

He said, "There was no reason to apologize, and that also applied to El Rufai's comments at the time. It should come as no surprise that I also absolutely disagree with Shehu Sani if ​​indeed, as stated, he demanded an apology from Davido on behalf of the Muslim community."

Soyinka added that it was not Davido's music that lynched Deborah Yakubu, a second-year Christian student who was killed by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto last year for alleged blasphemy.