Social media activist VeryDarkMan has published a phone call in which singer Lil Frosh says Davido asked him to convince his brother Zinoleesky to quit Marlian Records, according to Daily Post Nigeria. The outlet reports that the conversation is said to have been recorded on September 17, 2023 — about five days after the death of Mohbad. In the audio, Lil Frosh is heard passing the message on to Zinoleesky, who responds with surprise.
Why it matters
The recording pulls Davido back into a dispute that has rumbled through Nigerian music circles since Mohbad died in September 2023. Mohbad was formerly signed to Marlian Records, the label founded by Naira Marley, and questions about the circumstances of his death have kept attention fixed on the label and its associates.
Daily Post Nigeria reports that the call surfaced through VeryDarkMan, an activist known for releasing audio and video material about public figures. His decision to publish it now places a new claim about Davido — one of the country's most prominent artists — into an already crowded public argument, and it does so through a conversation between two other singers rather than through Davido himself.
The timing is central to the story as the activist frames it. VeryDarkMan said he was troubled that the exchange happened only days after Mohbad's death, and he presented the recording as part of a longer effort to get an explanation from Davido.
What Lil Frosh is heard saying on the call
According to Daily Post Nigeria, Lil Frosh tells Zinoleesky that Davido had been in touch with him and wanted a meeting. He says Davido asked him to speak to his brother and warn him, and that the message was for Zinoleesky to get out of Marlian Records.
Zinoleesky's reply, as reported by the outlet, is one of astonishment: he asks whether Davido really called Lil Frosh to tell him to leave.
Lil Frosh goes further in the recording, saying Davido had asked whether Zinoleesky was around and had instructed him to advise the singer to walk away from the label. Daily Post Nigeria's account does not include any response from Davido or his representatives to the claims, and none is offered in the material the outlet describes.
VeryDarkMan's account of why he held the recording
The activist said he had been sitting on the call for a long time, and that it was the reason he had been trying to reach Davido for comment. He expressed frustration that the conversation took place so soon after Mohbad's death.
VeryDarkMan also said he had expected Lil Frosh to come out and deny the allegation in public, and he maintained that he holds further evidence. He added that he has been watching the people involved and has more material ready to release.
Those statements are his own characterisation of the recording and its background; Daily Post Nigeria reports them as his remarks rather than as established fact.
A dispute that keeps returning to the same names
The call, if authentic and if made when it is said to have been made, would date to a period of intense scrutiny of Marlian Records. Mohbad's death prompted widespread demands for answers, and the label and its founder became the focus of much of that public anger.
Zinoleesky's own position at the label has been a recurring subject of speculation in Nigerian entertainment coverage, though the reporting summarised here does not establish whether he ever acted on the advice Lil Frosh describes. Lil Frosh, for his part, appears in the recording as a messenger rather than a principal, relaying what he says came from Davido.
Davido has not been quoted in the material released so far. The claim against him rests on Lil Frosh's words in a call published by a third party, and the outlet's reporting does not indicate that Davido has confirmed, denied or otherwise addressed it.
What to watch
VeryDarkMan has said more material is coming, and the next development to watch is whether Davido or his team responds to the recording, and whether Lil Frosh confirms or disputes the account attributed to him.
