- On April 1, K24 ran a story purporting that Nigerian star Davido had been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- According to K24, Davido had supposedly been nabbed with illicit substances found on his private jet
- The singer says that although he was not pleased with the false article, he was willing to let it go, but his father insisted he take legal action
Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Davido, real name David Adedeji Adeleke, has disclosed that his father, Adedeji Adeleke, convinced him to sue K24 over the April Fool’s Day prank.
Source: UGC
What was K24 April Fool’s Day prank on Davido?
On April 1, K24 published a false article on their website claiming that Davido had been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The media house claimed that the singer had been detained at JKIA after illicit substances were found in his private jet.
This was after his performance in Kenya at the Raha Festival. Falling on the April Fool’s Day, many flagged it and ignored it as such. However, the velocity of the article escalated as many took it as real news.
The news trended and even attracted the attention of the DCI, which flagged it as a prank.
Consequently, he vehemently denied the allegations and expressed his intention to sue the media house responsible for spreading the misinformation.
What did Davido’s father say about the K24 prank?
In a video shared on TikTok by @musicindustryblueprint, the Nigerian singer has revealed that he initially did not want to sue.
Although he did not like the April Fool’s joke, he was prepared to let it go.
However, his father called and asked about it, insisting that the star should take legal action.
According to Davido’s father, the defamatory article would ruin the star’s reputation and put him through unnecessary security searches and investigations when visiting different countries.
“My dad was calling me like, ‘Where are you at?’ I was like, ‘I am home’. He’s like, what’s this? And I see it on the net, and at first I was like, no, I am not going to report it. Just let it go. It’s April Fools. Then my dad was like ‘no because you can fly a plane to any country now and then they bring 20 police to check you’…I haven’t seen that type of drug in my life. So yeah, I am taking legal action because it might just go the wrong way if we just don’t,” Davido explained.
That said, he appreciated his Kenyan fans, noting that he had a good time in the country.
“Shout out to the people of Kenya. It was just one crazy person who decided to do an April Fool’s joke, but the country…we just came from East Africa…we just did Uganda and Kenya…amazing…both shows…everything went well,” he said.
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Davido takes legal action against K24
As previously reported, on April 3, he issued a demand letter to K24 for ruining his reputation.
The Assurance crooner argued that the report portrayed him as a narcotics user and trafficker without any substantive evidence, besmirching his character and integrity.
In the statement, Davido’s legal team outlined conditions the Mediamax-owned entity must meet to settle the defamation dispute.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
