A cultural music group called United Boys Culture of Etche in Rivers State has accused popular Nigerian musician Timaya of song theft.
In a video published on their Tiktok page, the group leader claimed that Timaya’s current song, ‘Dey Your Dey’, copied their song of the same name without their consent.
The cultural music group’s head urged Timaya to cease stealing their intellectual property, pointing out that the singer had previously copied another of their songs, “As E Dey Sweet Us, E Dey Pain Dem,” which has been popular since October of last year.
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]
Meanwhile, Timaya is yet to react to the allegations.
