Adekunle Gold takes legal action after false report about daughter

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has revealed that he resorted to legal action after a man circulated false information online claiming that his family had lost their daughter, Adejare Kosoko.

The singer made the revelation during an appearance on the One 54 Podcast, where he spoke about the growing challenge of misinformation on social media.

Adekunle Gold said he has accepted that public scrutiny comes with being a celebrity and does not usually concern himself with comments or stories directed at him. However, he said his daughter is not part of that bargain and would not be dragged into false narratives.

According to him, rather than confronting the individual or taking matters into his own hands, he reported the incident to the appropriate authorities.

The matter was subsequently taken to court, where the man was sentenced to two years in prison or given the option of paying a fine, the singer said.

“Somebody had put out fake news about my family losing our daughter. I can take anything. Talking about me all day, I’m cool. I signed up for this, not my daughter,” Adekunle Gold said.

He explained that he deliberately followed the legal process instead of seeking personal revenge.

“I did the right thing, reported it to the authorities, and then they took it to court. The court sentenced him to, I think, two years’ imprisonment or he should pay a fine,” he added.

Adekunle Gold said the incident generated significant reactions online, with many people discussing the court action and the false report.

He stressed that he could have chosen to personally confront the man but decided against such an approach.

“I followed the right channels. I didn’t even do what other people would do, you know, find the boy, beat him up and all of that. I didn’t do all of that. I just went to the right channels, and it was dealt with,” he said.

The musician also expressed concern about the volume of unverified information circulating online, saying social media users can sometimes encounter stories about themselves that leave them questioning whether the events actually happened.

He called for some form of regulation to address the spread of false information on social media.

“It’s crazy what’s happening on social media now. Sometimes you see news about yourself, and even you will be wondering, like, ‘Oh, did this happen?’” he said.

Adekunle Gold added that the amount of misleading information being circulated online makes some form of regulation necessary.

Source:NiajaNews.com