Falz is set to seek redress in court over the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC’s decision to ban one of his songs, ‘This is Nigeria.’
Three months ago – August 2018 – the lawyer turned singer had threatened to sue the NBC, if the body fails to lift the ban of his song, ‘This is Nigeria’.
In a report by Concaholic, according to the court documents filed through Falz’s lawyers, Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun (ACAS-Law), on November, 6, 2018, the President of the sweet Boys Association queried NBC’s claims that the song is laced with vulgar lyrics.
Falz, through his lawyer says, the move ‘is in flagrant breach of the Plaintiff’s right to the freedom of thought, conscience and expression as guaranteed under the Nigerian laws.’
In August 2018, the NBC had sent a letter to JODAJ Global Communications Limited in Jos sanctioning them for playing Falz’s song, “This Is Nigeria” and banning the song from being played on radio, along with other songs.
In the letter sent to JODAJ Global Communications Limited, NBC stated that the reason for banning ‘This Is Nigeria’ is that the lyrics are vulgar and in contravention of the NBC Code.
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