Media strategist, Esther Ijewere, has accused Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa, of plagiarism, saying Amusa copied and shared her social media post about singer, Asake, and his father without proper credit.
Ijewere originally shared her thoughts on Facebook, reflecting on Asake’s childhood struggles and the emotional weight of his public family issues.
She posted on Facebook on March 15 at 1:15am,
Amusa posted the same message later on the same day. She has since deleted it when the controversy started.
Amusa reposted the piece word-for-word on both Facebook and Instagram without crediting Ijewere as the original author.
Calling out the actress publicly, Ijewere wrote, “Dear Dayo Amusa, You took my post from my Facebook page and shared it as your own on Facebook and Instagram without giving me proper credit. Please, do the right thing and acknowledge my work. It’s important to respect and credit the original creator.”
Responding in the comment section of Ijewere’s post, Amusa dismissed the accusations and criticised Ijewere’s approach.
She argued that she had simply reshared content she found on a friend’s WhatsApp status, unaware of its original source.
She also claimed that the #copied hashtag at the end of her post was sufficient to indicate she was not taking credit for the piece.
