Naija's pop sensation and vocal power house Omawumi may be heading to
court soon as a Benin based act is threatening to sue her for lifting a
line from his song and using it for the single she recently released.
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This is how Soundcity reports it;
Months after singer Omawunmi released her popular new single which she
titled 'Bottom Belle, featuring current wave-making Afro centric act
Flavour, the story reaching us has it that once upon a time popular
Ajegunle act, called Xperience Oligbese now based in Edo State capital
Benin City, has threatened to drag the song diva Omawunmi to law court
for what he termed copyright breach.
The singer, popularly known for his trademark Oligbese, has said
Omawunmi lifted some lines from his song he titled 'Do Something' which
is contained in the album he titled 'Givam Chance', released sometime in
early 2004 and was produced by Nelson Brown for Progressive Sound Park a
Lagos based Recording company.
The Delta State born Dancehall act said: "Before Omawunmi recorded
her song, we have met several times at shows, where I performed my songs
in her presence and the only thing she told me was that she loves my
style of song; but, she never told me that she was planning to lift some
lines from my song titled “Do Something” until in February this year
when the label owner that released my album called me to ask why I
allowed Omawumi to lift some lines from my song without permission or
credit to me and I was surprised. Even till last week I have been trying
to call her but she refused to pick my calls."
Oligbese further lamented that the line lifted was his brain child
where he sings "...brother do something, Kpamurege, sister so something,
kpamurege..."
On what he was planning to do next the singer said that he had since
consulted his legal advisers, reportedly led by a former deputy head at
Gani Fawehinmi legal chambers, who are now preparing to sue Omawunmi
and her Recording company for copyright infringement. Oligbese further
said that he is seeking for N50million as compensation for tampering
with his intellectual property rights.
So what do you guys think?