Fuji music icon Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma, has issued a stern warning to several entities regarding the unauthorized use of his intellectual property. The warning came in a cease-and-desist letter posted on his X page on Friday, although he did not directly name the entities. However, the letter was carbon-copied to eleven organizations, including High Kay (Q) Dancent Ltd, Sarolaj Music & Films Int’l, Role Model Entertainment Ltd, NextXtar, and Stability Production. Others are UMJam, Moh Saheed, Role Model Entertainment Ltd, OgaNla TV, Monya Shau Films & Records (Q), and G3 Entertainment Limited.
Unauthorized Use of Intellectual Property
The 58-year-old singer revealed that these entities had been using his sound recordings, musical works, image, name, and likeness without proper authorization. Pasuma urged them to immediately cease all unauthorized and illegal exploitation of his intellectual property. In the letter, which he personally signed, he stated: “As you are well aware, your act of uploading and/or hosting of my intellectual property, without expressly written agreement containing my authorisation, across several digital service providers and internet servers—which includes but is not limited to streaming platforms, video on demand, App-Stores, lyrics website, blogs, gaming platform. “Closed digital communities, virtual aggregation sites, amongst a host of others—without authorisation and expressly written consent/agreements, which amounts to an illegal and/or inappropriate exploitation of my intellectual property, which thereby constitutes an infringement of my intellectual property right as provided under the Nigeria Copyright Act 2022.”
Demands for Compliance
The singer further demanded that the entities cease all illegal use and unauthorized exploitation of his intellectual property. He urged them to take down all uploads, content, sound recordings, compositions, and related materials without delay. “That you remove and permanently cease the distribution, sale, or promotion of any products, services, or materials that utilise my intellectual property. That you submit to my legal representative a statement of account of all exploitation of my intellectual property, since you began, through the communication channel provided below. “Where there is an expressly written agreement and/or authorisation by me or my legal representative, that you provide a copy of the same agreement within the time frame stated and through the communication channel provided below”, said Pasuma.
Legal Action Threatened
Furthermore, Pasuma, also known as Oganla, threatened legal action against any entity that failed to comply with his demands within the stipulated timeframe. The Lagos-born singer added that the notice was issued without prejudice to any of his legal or equitable rights and remedies. He further stated that he expressly reserved all his rights, claims, and defenses without waiver. The “Adura” crooner said, “Failure to comply with the above-listed demands within the period of 14 days from the publication of this notice (deadline: 19th of June 2026) and the subsequent publication in national dailies, I shall have no other course than to institute a legal action against you in the court of competent jurisdiction to enforce my intellectual property rights. “Such action may include but is not limited to seeking injunctive relief, damages, criminal liabilities, particularly against corporate entities and their directors, and any other remedies available under applicable law.”
Pasuma, who is also an actor, has featured in films like “Oga Nla”, “Awodi”, “Ife Ojuloge”, “Ajisafe”, “Iyanje”, among others.
