Askarifuji: A crime fighter with passion for Fuji music and culture
Before the approval of the then Inspector General Of Police through a signal in April 1998, Alhaji Ishola Adeyinka aka “Askarifuji,” a batch of PMF 20, Ikeja, had been playing
Before the approval of the then Inspector General Of Police through a signal in April 1998, Alhaji Ishola Adeyinka aka “Askarifuji,” a batch of PMF 20, Ikeja, had been playing Fuji music side by side with his official duty as a crime fighter.
But as soon as he was granted an approval, Askarifuji, as he’s popularly called, came out with full force and debuted with an album entitled ‘Loyalty’ in 1998.
After the release of the debut album, the brave and dynamic Askarifuji started using his music to campaign against crime and other societal vices. He was also using his music as a bridge between the Police and the general public while projecting the image of the police through his music.
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Despite his busy music schedule, Askarifuji was able to combine his official duty in the Nigerian Police Force with his artistry and has served in so many departments of the police such as Special Fraud Unit, Kano State CID, and State CID Panti Lagos among other units.
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Interestingly, as he continues to garner fans and musical fame, AskariFuji has also continued to rise in the NPF. He has risen from a constable to become a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Recently, he was honoured in his home town, Ibadan, Oyo State when he was installed as Mogaji Alare Agbejonku of the Agbejonku Royal Dynasty Ibadan on October 3, 2023 by the late Oba Mohud Ishola Balogun. With the title of a Mogaji, Askarifuji joins the royal lineage that could be the Olubadan in the future.
As a man with three parts, crime fighter, musician and cultural icon, Askarifuji has released a total of 12 albums including Loyalty, Internet Fuji, Wetin You Carry, Live Wire, Authority, London Swagger Unmissable, Fuji Parade, Explosion, Innovation, Ibadan and Alaseju.
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As a talented musician all his musical works contain one or two messages which are either crime fighting or campaigning against social vices or a word of advice to both young and old.
His latest single entitled ‘Alaseju’ is a campaign against disobedient children.
In recognition of his contribution to Ibadan and the whole nation, the Central council of Ibadan Indigenes decorated Askarifuji with the ‘The Champion of Ibadan Culture’ badge.
