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Mwanamuziki kutokea nchini David Adeleke, maarufu kama “Davido”, amekanusha uvumi kwamba amekamatwa nchini Kenya alipokuwa katika ziara ya muziki Aprili 1, 2024 baada ya dawa za kulevya kupatikana kwenye ndege yake binafsi.
Kufuata uvumi huo mwimbaji huyo wa Nigeria amesema atachukua hatua za kisheria dhidi ya aliyeanzisha uvumi huo bila kujali kuwa ulikuwa ni mzaha wa Siku ya Wajinga 'April Fools’
Habari hiyo iliyochapishwa kwa mara ya kwanza na K24 TV ya Kenya siku ya Jumatatu -ma kusambaa kwa kasi kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. Hata hivyo K24 TV haijajibu hatua ya Davido ya kuanzisha hatua za kisheria.
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Afrobeats star Davido to sue over Kenyan April Fool’s joke
The 31-year-old, who has just finished an East African tour, said the fake report was "extremely irresponsible".
"I have never been arrested by anyone in any country for any crime in the world," he said on social media.
"Not my home Nigeria, my home America, or any of the hundreds of countries I've made home throughout my career," his statement on X, formerly Twitter, continued.
The April Fool's story - first published by Kenya's K24 TV on Monday - went viral on social media.
The Nigerian megastar, who had just performed to packed audiences at the Timeless Concert in Kampala and Raha Fest in Nairobi, said it led to him receiving a barrage of calls.
Such was the backlash that Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) tweeted a screengrab of the headline with "Fake News" stamped across it mid-morning on Monday.
"I want to assure my fans that these reports are entirely untrue. I successfully completed my scheduled shows in Uganda and Kenya and have since returned home to Nigeria," Davido said on Tuesday.
"I find the fabrication of allegations of such international crimes extremely irresponsible regardless of the light of 'April Fools', and my lawyer is seeking legal recourse against the media parties responsible for generating this misinformation."
K24 TV has not responded to Davido's move to initiate legal action.
Many Kenyans felt the prank was inappropriate, but some have been commenting on social media that they hope the debacle can be resolved amicably.
SOURCE: BBC
Kufuata uvumi huo mwimbaji huyo wa Nigeria amesema atachukua hatua za kisheria dhidi ya aliyeanzisha uvumi huo bila kujali kuwa ulikuwa ni mzaha wa Siku ya Wajinga 'April Fools’
Habari hiyo iliyochapishwa kwa mara ya kwanza na K24 TV ya Kenya siku ya Jumatatu -ma kusambaa kwa kasi kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. Hata hivyo K24 TV haijajibu hatua ya Davido ya kuanzisha hatua za kisheria.
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The 31-year-old, who has just finished an East African tour, said the fake report was "extremely irresponsible".
"I have never been arrested by anyone in any country for any crime in the world," he said on social media.
"Not my home Nigeria, my home America, or any of the hundreds of countries I've made home throughout my career," his statement on X, formerly Twitter, continued.
The April Fool's story - first published by Kenya's K24 TV on Monday - went viral on social media.
The Nigerian megastar, who had just performed to packed audiences at the Timeless Concert in Kampala and Raha Fest in Nairobi, said it led to him receiving a barrage of calls.
Such was the backlash that Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) tweeted a screengrab of the headline with "Fake News" stamped across it mid-morning on Monday.
"I want to assure my fans that these reports are entirely untrue. I successfully completed my scheduled shows in Uganda and Kenya and have since returned home to Nigeria," Davido said on Tuesday.
"I find the fabrication of allegations of such international crimes extremely irresponsible regardless of the light of 'April Fools', and my lawyer is seeking legal recourse against the media parties responsible for generating this misinformation."
K24 TV has not responded to Davido's move to initiate legal action.
Many Kenyans felt the prank was inappropriate, but some have been commenting on social media that they hope the debacle can be resolved amicably.
SOURCE: BBC
