#SavetheEkbatanGirls: Iranian Girls Still Missing For Singing Rema’s Calm Down
Kunle Awosiyan
Since they were arrested on the International Women’s Day, March 8, for singing Nigerian Rema’s Calm Down, five Iranian ladies are still missing.
The ladies were arrested by Iranian Morality Police in their neighbourhood of Ektaban for singing the song and not wearing headscarves in a viral video.
They were taken to custody to confess with the hope that they would be released but since then nobody could trace their whereabouts.
However, in another viral video with the #SavetheEktabangirls, the music world is demanding the whereabouts of the girls, asking the Iranian authority to produce them.
Reacting to the arrest, the Nigerian music star, Divine Ikubor with the stage name Rema writes on his Instagram, “To all the beautiful women who are fighting for a better world, I’m inspired by you, I sing for you and I dream with you.”
Nigeria’s music industry has become a positive identity for the country as many of the stars are making wave across the world.
Kiss Daniel and Tekno’s Buga was played at the last world cup where the two Nigerian music stars performed.
Also this year, the Grammy award singer, Burna Boy will be performing at the final of the UEFA.
While the world awaits the release of the Iranian girls, the Nigerian music stars won’t stop churning out new songs to change the world for better.
