Damini Ogulu, whose stage name is Burna Boy has been accused of art theft and ‘disregard for intellectual property’.

Celestine Ezeokoye, an entrepreneur and software engineer made this known on his twitter page on Tuesday, 22nd November before putting it up on his blog on Friday, November 25th.

Ezeokoye, who expressed his displeasure over what he calls “disregard for intellectual property” explained how Burna Boy came by his studio and how the piece of art was stolen.

“On the 31st of October (which happened to be Anthony’s birthday), he got home and announced to me that he got a phone call from Burna. Burna requested that his (nascent) graphics/animation company Insecta Studio, create materials (branding and stage animation) for his next performance.

“The performance turned out to be at Essence Festival in South Africa (Anthony didn’t even know this then). I was excited for him and his team.

“One discussion after another, he informed me that they had done a sketch for the proposal and Burna’s people liked it. Then that they had sent out the proposal and bill, and waiting for response.

“Then that Burna’s people say that they want to “pay” with publicity and free show. Then they replied that they (Insecta Studios) don’t do pro-bono, because they pay bills. Then that Burna’s people aren’t responding anymore”, Ezeokoye explained.

According to Ezeokoye, Burna Boy and his management stopped contacting Insecta Studios after they received the proposal.

It was however bewildering for Ezeokoye when the design was put up by Burna Boy and his Management for his branding.

“We took it that they had decided that they aren’t going to use Insecta Studios anymore, so Insecta looked elsewhere for business.

“Then suddenly, we discovered that the artwork that was sent to them as a sample sketch was actually used at Essence Festival and it is being fully used for ALL of Burna Boy’s branding/social media without concluding and paying a dime to the artist”, he wrote.

Ezeokoye further said that the studio would take legal actions against Burna Boy for plagiarizing Insecta Studios art work.

Nothing has been heard from Burna Boy since the miff started. However, this would not be the first time Burna Boy would be caught up in a controversy. In fact, his name has been synonymous with several scandals for sometime now.

Just recently during a concert in Enugu, Burna Boy reportedly attacked a fan who tried to steal his shoes by stepping on his hand while on stage.

That would only be the beginning of the wild night for the lad as he was, again, reported to have ordered his bouncers to beat up a male fan at his hotel by 3am.

Barely months ago, his last controversy involved a woman who claimed she was pregnant for Burna’s child.