Lekki Strip Video: FG Will Make A ‘Scapegoat’ Of Tekno – Runsewe

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Federal Government will make the afro-pop star, Augustine Kelechi aka Tekno a ‘scapegoat’ following the release of the controversial music video that included the scene of four semi-nude women dancing in a moving van on a Lagos bridge.

In the official music video for the song, ‘Agege,’ which was released on Thursday, the afro-pop star was seen in a transparent moving van performing to the camera with the semi-clad women dancing seductively in a moving vehicle on top of the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos.

A statement  by Segun Runsewe, Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, on Sunday, disclosed that Tekno would be made a scapegoat “to teach others a serious lesson.”

According to him, the NCAC is committed to exposing proponents of such offensive sights and videos in Nigeria, while security agencies will be briefed to place Tekno on their watch list, “because his conduct is a threat to national security.”

Runsewe said he got hundreds of telephone calls and SMS from Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora, who queried why such immorality would be allowed in the country.

According to him, “We commend the police for arresting Tekno for the shameful misconduct. The same person, who was granted bail on health grounds has gone ahead to release the controversial video. We are now warning him to desist from this shameful conduct, which is not part of our culture.

“No single person is bigger than Nigeria; whether he likes it or not, we are going to use him as a scapegoat to send strong signals that this government does not tolerate nonsense and immorality, but discipline, which is our moral principle.

“Since the offensive Tekno scam video came to the limelight, I have received hundreds of telephone calls and SMS from Nigerians at home and others in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and other parts of the world querying why such anomalies would be tolerated in Nigeria.

“Now that he has released the shameful video when investigation is still ongoing, we are going to inform security agencies to place him on their watch list, because his action is a threat to national security and a bad influence on Nigerian youths.

“We are committed to exposing proponents of this kind of offensive sights and videos. We warn that nudity is not part of our culture and should not be tolerated. The Federal Government will henceforth fish out clubs for nude dancers across the country for their promoters to face prosecution,” he said. 

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