A secret wedding purportedly undergone by popular Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly called D’Banj, is enmeshed in controversy.
The news had filtered out early on Monday that the self-acclaimed Koko Master secretly wedded his long time lover, Lineo Didi Kilgrow.
The two were said to have tied the nuptial knot at a marriage registry in Lagos during the weekend.
Inside sources, who pleaded anonymity because they are not official spokespersons of the musician, said the ceremony was attended by about 25 guests, many of whom thought they were going for the birthday party of the musician’s father.
They were, however, shocked to find that it was not a birthday but the wedding of the multiple award-winning singer and entertainer.
One of the sources said the couple had started dating early last year while D’Banj popped the question about four months ago and followed it up with the traditional wedding at the bride’s base in Jos, Plateau State, early last month.
The purported secret wedding was said to have been attended by D’Banj’s father, who is a retired army colonel, and 25 others.
But millions of the singer’s admirers are now be in a quandary on whether to congratulate the Koko Master for finding a wife or wish him well in his continuous search for one. The stoic silence in his camp on the veracity of the story or otherwise has left his followers confounded.
His manager, Amudo Franklin, who spoke with our correspondent on the issue, neither confirmed nor denied the story when he was confronted with it.
“You speak as if the wedding is a fact and that you have such evidence. And if it was a secret wedding, why do you want to know?” he queried.
Continuing, Franklin said: “As D’Banj’s manager, his private life is none of my business. His publicist is in a position to speak on his affairs.”
While many believe that the wedding actually took place, others say it is just another media hype which could have been created by the media team of the popular musician.
In another reaction to the alleged secret wedding, Franklin said: “D’Banj didn’t do any secret wedding. He had a private event meant for only a few family members and friends. How that turned to a marriage ceremony is what I don’t know.
“Some people obviously didn’t understand simple English and we would not dignify them with a response on such false tale.”
D’Banj himself would seem to have prepared the ground for the confusion when he said: “…I would tell you the truth: I am not married. But if I am, nobody would hear about it. It is going to be a very quiet wedding because I am tired of people asking me that question.
“It is my personal life and it is not going to change my music or brand. I am not going to get married just because people want me to. Neither would I do it just to enter another phase of my life just like some of my colleagues have done.
“They make it seem as if once you are married, you have retired. But that should not be the case.
“Marriage would not change anything about me. And whenever it happens, nobody would hear about it. There would only be speculations.
“My wife would not be seeking for fame because the one I have is already enough for all my family members.
“When I get married, it will be a very quiet one. Who knows? It might have already happened.”
But a close associate of the Koko Master, who wished not to be named, wondered why Nigerians are falling over themselves because of D’Banj’s purported wedding.
“Do you ever believe that D’Ban’j would wed and the world would not see the photographs?” he asked.
Speaking further, he said: “Nigerians should know by now that D’Banj uses this trick to cause a media hype.
“If you recall, this is not the first time this is happening. It was a similar story with Genevieve. There were other women too.”
However, despite the tongue-in-cheek rebuttal of the purported secret marriage by D’Banj, many people still believe that the wedding held and that D’Banj is only acting out a script like he had done in the past with similar tales.
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