MUSICIANS CALL ON SECURITY AGENCIES TO DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF PRETTY OKAFOR’S “NIGERIAN MUSIC HOUSE”

A group of musicians from different parts of the country have called on the Inspector- General of Police, the Directorate of State Security (DSS), the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to immediately do a thorough investigation of a property at 4B, Hammed Kasumu Street, Chevy View Estate, Lekki, Lagos which the contentious Pretty Okafor has been vigorously promoting as “Nigerian Music House” purportedly owned by Performing Musicians’ Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN).
According to the group, all of whom are members of PMAN, this has become necessary as the purported acquisition of the property is shrouded in secrecy and the ownership and the true intended deployment of the said property are raising heated debates within the music industry in Nigeria. This is at a time when scammers and fraudsters have decided that it is safe to hide behind the creative industry and the stars of the industry, to perpetrate evil deeds against the country.
Some of the questions the group has raised are the following:
1. In whose name is the property said to belong to PMAN?
2. How much was paid for the property?
3. Which PMAN Delegates conference authorized the purchase of the property?
4. Where did the money for the acquisition of the property come from?
5. From which PMAN account and in which bank was the money transferred or paid?
6. Who are the signatories to the account?

The group insists that a thorough investigation of the said property is necessary to shield the growing Nigerian music industry, the creative people of Nigeria and innocent members of PMAN from the odium of becoming the new home of the promoters of scam, fraud and illicit drug trade in the country. This is because there are serious speculations and allegations in the industry that the so-called Nigerian Music House is truly a house of scam, fraud and jibiti funded by high wire scammers and fraudsters to operate under the cover of the music industry.
The group, made of such artistes as Manny Eke, Seyi Allen, Baba Ray, Don G, Sor Boj, Oluwafemi Emiator Oboh and Lucky Okri have asked the security agencies not to forget that a stitch in time saves nine. They have also warned that anyone associating himself with Pretty Okafor’s ‘Nigerian Music House’ should do so with utmost care