Portable calls out Burna Boy for intellectual property theft

Controversial fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has called out the Grammy winner, Burna Boy for leveraging on his intellectual properties.

Portable in a video he recently shared on his Instagram page recalled how Burna Boy used his photo to promote his album and recently, he used his ‘Akoi’ slang.

Portable asked the Grammy award winner to collaborate with him, instead of using him for “promotion”.

“Uncle Burna abeg, shey you wan help me ni or you wan rip me. I use God beg you, shey make we sing ni abi you just dey use me do promotion. Na so you use my picture promote your album. Now you come dey sing akoi grace, akoi mercy, blessing follow me.

“Abeg, make we make song abeg. No ripping o, uncle Burna make we collabo. No rip me,” he said in a video also posted via his Instagram page on Wednesday.

The singer further used to opportunity to appeal to Burna Boy for a song rather than using his properties without his permission.

Captioning the video, he wrote:

“I need to know what’s up…Letz link up Dis is not a Cruise matter @burnaboygram Street Ti Take Over Akoi Industreet letz give them 1 banger…Akoi Grace Akoi space Akoi mercy Akoi blessing Akoi Bizza Bizza No ripping Zone”