Pasuma issues 14-day ultimatum to 13 firms over alleged illegal use of his music, name, image
Fuji music star Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma, has warned against the unauthorised use of his intellectual property, including his music and likeness, by several companies and individuals.
In a legal notice dated June 5, 2026, the singer, through his legal representatives, raised concerns over repeated violations of his rights.
He said some social media pages, production outfits and music distribution platforms have been using his image, sound recordings, musical compositions and video content without approval.
Pasuma described the actions as illegal under Nigerian copyright law and an unlawful exploitation of his creative works.
“It has come to my attention that the below listed entities are engaging in activities that constitute exploitation of my intellectual property rights such as my image right, likeness, sound recording, musical works, visual recording etc. by which to me and the copyright law of the federal republic of Nigeria is illegal and an unauthorized exploitation,” the document reads in part.
“As you are well aware, your act of uploading and/or hosting of my intellectual property, without expressly written agreement containing my authorization, across several Digital Service Providers and Internet Servers (which includes but not limited to streaming platforms, video on demand, App-Stores, lyrics website, blogs, gaming platform, closed digital communities, virtual aggregation sites, amongst host of others) without authorization and expressly written consent/agreements which amounts to an illegal and/or inappropriate exploitation of my intellectual property, which thereby constitute an infringement of my intellectual property right as provided under the Nigeria Copyright Act 2022.”
He demanded an immediate stop to all unauthorised usage and the removal of all existing content belonging to him.
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“Based on the aforementioned, I hereby announce the following with expectation of full compliance: That you immediately cease from all unauthorised and illegal exploitation of my intellectual property,” the letter added.
“That you cease all illegal use and unauthorized exploitation of my intellectual property, including but not limited to bringing down all uploads, content, sound recording, composition etc.
“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 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 authorization 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.”
Pasuma’s legal team gave the affected parties 14 days to comply, setting June 19, 2026 as the deadline, and warned that failure to do so would lead to legal action.
“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,” the letter reads.
The recipients of the notice include High Kay (Q) Dancent Ltd, Sarolaj Music & Films Intl, Role Model Entertainment Ltd, NextXtar, Stability Production, UMIam, Moh Saheed, Role Model Entertainment Ltd, OgaNla TV, Monya Shau Films & Records (O), and G3 Entertainment Limited.