Veteran fuji musician and Mayegun of Yorubaland, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), popularly known as K1 de Ultimate, has denied reports making the rounds that he assaulted broadcaster, Wole Sorunke.
The broadcaster who is known on radio as MC Murphy was alleged to have been beaten up by the musician at the 60th birthday party of Oba Abdulfatai Akamo, the Olu of Itori in Ewekoro, Ogun State recently.
However, KWAM 1 in a statement by his Spokesperson, Kunle Rasheed, said; “It is unfortunate that Mr. Sorunke and FIBAN are seriously looking for ways to malign King Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal who did not in anyway deserve that from them”.
“K1 was never involved in any violence at that party. Indeed, many followed K1’s performance live through the social media that day and so it became a great wonder the point this monumental violence took place that the live cameras did not capture it”.
“If indeed there was a fracas we are maintaining that it has nothing to do with K1 and the stage where he performed. It was believed that the radio presenter had issues with people at the party and because he is known to K1, he rescued him and took him to his stage away from the scene of the incident.”
“How then can this amount to beating up the broadcaster, when indeed he saved him that fateful evening. This can be coroborrated by people present at the occasion. For the avoidance of doubt, K1s title, ‘Mayegun of Yorubaland”, is a solid statement that the man stands for peace. Anything that happened to Sorunke has nothing to do with K1.”
For those who don’t know a group under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, (FIBAN) had on Friday, October 2nd, 2020 alleged that KWAM 1 beat up a member of their group, Wole Sorunke at the party.
FIBAN had also called on the Alaafin of Oyo, to strip the musician off his ‘Mayegun of Yorubaland’ title over the alleged assault.
FIBAN claimed that K1 allegedly disrupted the party, which had some prominent persons in attendance, when ‘he and his boys brutalised, harassed and humiliated the FIBAN member over what they called a minor issue’.