Renowned Nigerian singer Asake has stirred controversy on social media with the release of his latest music video for the chart-topping hit ‘Only Me’.
The artist, signed under Olamide’s YBNL label, unveiled the music video on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. Directed by TG Omori, the video featured Asake dressed in priestly attire, conducting a communion-like service in a setting reminiscent of a sacred church space.
In a spectacle that raised eyebrows, Asake’s group of video vixens donned attire resembling that of altar servers, embodying dutiful assistants in religious ceremonies.
The video has triggered a storm of condemnation on social media, particularly on platform X, where users vehemently accused Asake, who identifies as a Muslim, of persistently disrespecting the Christian faith. Some users referenced a scene from his ‘Bandana’ video, where black goats infiltrate a church, as additional evidence supporting their claims.
Reacting an X user identified as @Solomon_Buchi wrote; “Asake keeps disrespecting the Christian faith in his music videos. Dramatizing giving the Eucharist, robed up in priestly regalia for a music video that has no connection with Christianity is disrespectful. In his Bandana video, he depicts black goats troping into the church, with cloven tongues of fire above weird men.
Asake, I think, is a Muslim. Why doesn’t he go above and beyond to embarrass his Muslim faith in this same way? Why do Christians even listen to these musicians who bluntly disrespect Christianity?”
@sire_hades said; “This not the first time, asake olamide and the entire ybnl are disrespecting Christians. Asake is a Muslim let him shoot his video in a mosque wearing an iman’s robe. If you’re a Christian and you’re still an asake fan, you’re a big f00l!”
@rukky_nate commented; “Christianity is the actual religion of peace, tolerance and the gullible. The faith enjoins all to live in harmony, love and defend its name without chopping off heads. And that’s why folks like Asake; a Muslim could make a caricature of Christianity with zero repercussions.”
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