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Am I a Yahoo Boy? ‘Naira Marley’s song tried to explain that he is not a fraudster’
TG Omori, a 24-year-old videographer has said that Naira Marley’s latest music video, ‘Am I a Yahoo Boy’ tried to state that he is not an internet fraudster.
The videographer while reacting to the singer’s arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday which is coincidentally his birthday said he was contacted for the job four days before the video was shot.
TG Omori made this known on Friday in a statement released by TheCable in the wake of an ongoing investigation by the anti-graft commission.
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WuzupNaija gathered that in ‘Am I a Yahoo Boy’ video, Naira Marley was seen bound with handcuffs in a police van.
Omori said: “I woke up to a DM from Naira Marley four days before the video shoot asking “AM I A YAHOO BOY? Lol”. I replied with a laughing emoji and he asked for my WhatsApp contact. Then he sent the song asking for a video direction.
“Considering the controversy behind the song and all, It wasn’t really so crazy to crack out an idea for it because basically, all the song was talking about is him trying to clear the air that he is not a fraudster.”
TG Omori, who hails from Cross-River state, says the video was shot in three days and he had to improvise to get it done.
“I thought of getting a police truck but considering the short notice I had to film this which was between three days, I was only left with an option of hiring a bullion van and brand it to look like a police armoured tank. I had to build a car wash set and tagged it ‘No Mannaz’ and we shot it on a Sunday.
“We shot the video in six hours featuring from Zlatan Ibile and special appearances from his friends and fans. The whole idea behind the video was to give a visual representation that my client is just trying to clear the air that he is not a fraudster.”
TG Omori graduated from Pencil Film Institute at 18, making him the youngest professional filmmaker in Nigeria at the time.
Meanwhile, the singer was arrested with his colleague Zlatan which he also featured in the controversial “Am I a Yahoo Boy” music video.
A statement by EFCC said they were arrested in connection with alleged internet fraud, cybercrime and money laundering.
Since the news of their arrest broke on Friday morning, Twitter has been abuzz as Nigerians booed the artistes who have been “benefits” of the activities of internet fraudsters also known as ‘Yahoo Boys’.
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