Popular Afrobeat singer Damini Ogulu, fondly called Burna Boy and his mother, Bose Ogulu, have been enmeshed in extortion allegation.
The mother and son allegedly extorted a United States-based promoter, Emmanuel Chinyere Uzoh.
Uzoh, the owner of Gold Moola Entertainment, is accusing the Grammy award-winning singer and his mum of allegedly extorting him and is demanding a N28 million ($50,000) refund.
Uzoh took to his company’s official Instagram page, @goldmoola, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, to call out, Burna Boy and his mom, Bose Ogulu, who also doubles as his manager.
In his five-page story, Uzoh alleged that the singer collected a total of $50,000 from him, to perform at a show which was to hold October 30, 2021, in Houston, Texas, US, but never showed up. He also accuses the singer’s mum of extorting $10,000 from him.
“@Burnaboygram and @thenamix. Bose Ogulu attempted to extort me $10k. After the agreed sum was paid in full, she proceeded to ask for an additional $10k.
“The deposit was paid on October 7th in Los Angeles, that was when he posted this canceled flyer.
“After the balance was paid in full, he posted and confirmed his attendance. That’s when Bose told me that I had to pay another $10k before he comes downstairs.”I realized that I was being extorted. At that point, I no longer wanted to move forward with the deal. This was around 1:10 am. He was set to arrive at the club at 12:45 am. Once I requested a refund of the $15,000 that was paid that night.
“When I realised what was happening, I decided to pull from the show completely. I asked for the $15k balance that was paid on the night and they refused to return the money.”After hours of negotiations in the hotel lobby, the entire team snuck out of the hotel through the back exit to avoid us.
“These are just the primary details of what happened on the 31st of October in Houston, Texas. Because I didn’t fall for the demands of extortion, I was robbed of over $50,000 and my name was left to be slandered in the city I love. We will allow the law to finish what they started. I pride myself on being a stand-up guy, especially in the entertainment industry.
“My only demand at this point is a refund. You were paid for a service that you didn’t complete. Be a stand-up guy and kindly return my money @burnaboygram.”
However, Burna Boy, his mum, and the media team have not reacted to the allegations.