A cultural music group, United Boys Culture, has condemned popular singer Timaya for alleged song stealing.
The group alleged that Timaya’s recent song ‘Dey Your Dey’ sampled their song of the same name without their permission.
The group’s leader, who spoke in a video message uploaded via their Tiktok page, pleaded to Timaya to cease stealing their intellectual property, adding that the singer had previously copied another of their songs titled “As E Dey Sweet Us, E Dey Pain Dem.”
He said: “I want to use this opportunity to call on our brother, Mr. Timaya. I am the leader of United Boys Culture of Etche, Rivers State. We are the original owners of the song, ‘Dey Your Dey.’ I want to plead with you, you know that the song has been trending since October last year. If you want to remix our song, you are supposed to seek our permission.
“But you just went ahead to remake the song. That was how you remake ‘As E Dey Sweet Us, E Dey Pain Dem’ without our permission. Please, leave our songs. I am begging you, Mr. Timaya.” [sic]
Timaya is yet to react to the allegations