Popular Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore has opened up about his issue with Davido. He recently recalled an encounter involving the singer and the police while speaking on the BTC Podcast.
Explaining that he had crossed paths with the singer during the #EndSARS period, Sowore revealed that he saw Davido chicken out after the police questioned him about the viral protest.
Omoyele added that the “Feel” crooner immediately cut ties with the demonstration after the police brought a murder he committed in Lagos State.
His words, “The police stopped Davido and he chickened out, I walked past him, he saw me and ran away.
A day after, the police invited him to come be the leader of end sars but before he got in the elevator, they called him aside and told him they’ll like to discuss the murder he committed in Lagos.
He said noo, that he had no involvement in ENDSARS. And that was the last time you will hear anything about Davido and ENDSARS.”
David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), who is better known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, US, and raised in Lagos; he made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International.
He studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. Davido rose to fame after releasing “Dami Duro”, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—”Back When”, “Ekuro”, “Overseas”, “All of You”, “Gbon Gbon”, and “Feel Alright”—were taken. In 2012, Davido won the Next Rated award at The Headies. Between 2013 and 2015, he released the hit singles “Gobe”, “One of a Kind”, “Skelewu”, “Aye”, “Tchelete (Goodlife)”, “Naughty”, “Owo Ni Koko”, “The Sound” and “The Money”.
In May 2014, Davido criticized the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) after missing his flight to London, and accused them of pestering him for money. On May 11, 2014, the PR officer for the NIS denied Davido’s allegations and said they did not issue him an exit permit because he did not have the correct travel documents with him.
On April 6, 2012, Nigerian Entertainment Today reported Davido had signed a ₦30 million endorsement deal with MTN. The deal unveiled him as the face of MTN Pulse, a marketing campaign aimed at Nigerian youth. On October 24, 2013, Pulse Nigeria reported Guinness Nigeria had signed Davido for an endorsement deal.
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