Popular Nigerian music producer, and singer, Michael Collins Ajereh who is best known as Don Jazzy, seems to be laughing off reports of his alleged invitation and questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS), over comments he allegedly made against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Don Jazzy who took to his social media account on Tuesday 2nd September 2020, to post a short video a few hours after his alleged invitation and questioning by the DSS started trending on Twitter, asked ‘What is Quizzes’ which was the headline used by the online newspaper in their report.
He also captioned the short video which is still on his Twitter page with:
“Alaye shalaye meaning quizzes jor?”
While we cannot substantiate the report by SaharaReporters, here was what was reported by Sahara Reporters on the alleged invitation and questioning of Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, and others.
According to the report, Don Jazzy, and Tiwa Savage, were invited by the Department of State Serviced for questioning over alleged political utterances against the administration of President Muhamamdu Buhari.
The report added that in recent months, following a sharp rise in sexual assault cases across Nigeria especially against women, Tiwa Savage began a movement known as “WeAreTired” in protest of the situation.
Through the movement, the musician called on Buhari’s administration to take action to stem the tide of rape in the country.
According to findings by SaharaRepoters, this in addition to several posts on social media calling on the government to live up to its responsibilities to Nigerians earned Tiwa Savage an invitation by the DSS, Sahara Reports added.
Together with Don Jazzy, Savage was invited to the DSS office in Lagos two weeks ago during which they were warned to be careful with their posts on the social media.
Shortly after that episode, the two celebrities together with colleagues Yemi Alade and Waje were summoned by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu, who while sharing efforts they were making to tackle rape and other problems in the state and country, warned the musicians to steer clear of political comments in order not to incur the wrath of the President Buhari administration.
Sahara Reporters also alleged that a member of Tiwa Savage’s management team whose name was not given, confirmed the development, where the close source said that the celebrated female artiste will not stop speaking for Nigerians regardless of any move by the government.
The report also added that, as if to confirm the subtle warning from government, Don Jazzy and Tiwa Savage both appear to have toned down their social media posts in recent days after the meeting with the DSS and police in Lagos.
For example, Don Jazzy, who is known to actively engage his numerous followers on social media, last posted anything on Twitter more than 22 hours while Tiwa never continued with her hashtag after the meeting with DSS Director at their Shangisha, Lagos office.
Apart from the two celebrities, the DSS has also invited a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Mailafia, over his comments on the operations of Boko Haram in the Northern part of Nigeria.
While speaking on a radio programme, Mailafia had stated that a serving governor in the North was the commander of Boko Haram.
He was invited twice for questioning by the DSS and also invited for interrogation by the police in Abuja, which he turned down by seeking relief in a court, SaharaReporters stated.
The Presidency is yet to react to this as at the time of this report, and also Tiwa Savage and other celebrities mentioned are yet to also deny or confirm the report by SaharaReporters. But Don Jazzy who seems to be the only person that has reacted to the news, and although did not say much, seems to be denying it.