VIDEO: “I got into trouble with the government because of #Endsars” – Davido Spills
Nigerian singer and DMW boss, Davido has revealed how he got into a lot of trouble with the Nigerian government during the #EndSars protest in 2020.
The crooner made this known during an exclusive interview with ‘The Daily Show host ‘Trevor Noah’
When asked how his song ‘Fem’ became the anthem for the movement, Davido said that he never wrote the song for the protest, but unfortunately, the government felt he did.
He also revealed that got in a lot of trouble with the government up to the point that he had to leave the country.
“I did not record that song thinking that was going to happen. Honestly, it is amazing how I saw my voice be an instrument for the people. It was amazing…I got into a lot of trouble, I got into a lot of trouble. I had to actually leave the country it was that bad because I got into a lot of trouble,” he said.
“It was amazing to see people come out like that. I’ll tell you this, they listened, they heard us. They might have changed nothing but they were shocked.”
Davido was one of the celebrities who led the #Endsars protest in 2020.
He didn’t just protest as he helped secure the release of some of the protesters who had been arrested by the police authority.
Watch the interview below:
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