Yoruba Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly referred to as Kwam1 or K1 De Final, has criticized a few of his bandmates together with Ayankunle Ayanlowo who accused him of permitting his workers to enslave them.
Naija Information reported that former Kwam1 drummer Kunle Ayanlowo claimed in a latest interview that he had labored with the Fuji icon for 32 years, and that there was a sample of alleged abuse and mistreatment.
Kunle additionally alleged that Kwam1 confiscated band members' passports throughout international journey, leaving them weak and below his authority for undisclosed causes.
The previous drummer went on to recount harrowing incidents, together with one the place he was reportedly ordered to return house whereas on his approach to the hospital for emergency medical remedy.
Kunle attributed the stress and pressure of such encounters to the event of a abdomen ulcer, highlighting the lasting affect of his experiences with Kwam.
Reacting to the allegation, Kwam1 in an interview with GoldMyne TV on Sunday mentioned Ayankunle and the opposite members have been simply being mischievous and attempting to tarnish his picture of their respective interviews.
In accordance with the veteran singer, Kunle walked away from the band whereas they have been on tour in England, and his journey paperwork have since been seized by British authorities for overstaying his visa.
He mentioned, “Ayankunle and two others ran away from the band in England with their passports. And we returned to Nigeria. That was within the Nineteen Nineties. After he ran away, data reaching us confirmed that whereas he was overstaying, he had given his passport to somebody to come back and hand it over on the British Embassy. From then on they not stamped visas on passport leaflets. The particular person efficiently had his particulars modified whereas retaining Ayankunle's passport.
“Upon additional investigation, the embassy found and withheld the passport. Ayankunle's passport is with the British Excessive Fee. That is somebody who can barely learn or write, and I facilitated a passport for him. I'm not the one who picked up his passport. He ran away with it. How come I’ve the identical passport?”
Kwam1 spoke a few related concern with one other band member, recognized as Ismaila Olubade, accusing him of withholding his passport and leaving them in America to go to his ex-wife in London.
Kwam famous that the band members' issues have been turning into an excessive amount of for him, and he needed to disband them and regroup with new members.
He added, “Is it attainable for them to return to Nigeria with out a passport? In fact all of them have their passports. If I had withheld their passports, immigration or customs would have puzzled what I used to be doing with so many passports.
“After I noticed that their issues have been turning into an excessive amount of for me, I disbanded them after which regrouped with new members. After them, one other group of individuals ran away. It’s common amongst band members.”
