- Nigerian-British rapper shared a stunning photo of fellow artist Tiwa Savage on social media, expressing his admiration in Igbo language.
- An X user named Nonso fired back, criticizing Skepta for using Igbo language, stating, “Oga, you are Yoruba! Stop using Igbo words; we don’t recognize you.”
- In response to the criticism, Skepta challenged the troll’s assertion.
Nigerian-British rapper Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jnr, popularly known as Skepta, has faced criticism on social media after expressing admiration for his fellow artist, Tiwa Savage, in Igbo language.
The award-winning musician shared a stunning photo of Tiwa Savage and captioned it with the exclamation “Chineke,” which translates to “God” in Igbo.
While many fans appreciated Skepta’s gesture, one netizen, identified as Nonso, took issue with his use of Igbo.
In a tweet directed at the rapper, Nonso wrote: “Oga, you are Yoruba! Stop using Igbo words; we don’t recognize you.”
This comment quickly generated waves of attention on X, prompting Skepta to respond. He expressed confusion about Nonso’s statement.
Skepta wrote:
“Who is ‘we’?”
Netizens Reactions…
saaphirah said: “Custodian of the Igbo tribe…..I co-ask Who are the we???”
Meksclint said: “On behalf of igbos, who is “we”? Please end tribalism.”
boksmajor said: “Crazy part is that Skepta’s mom is Igbo. Skepta is a titled man in Igbo land.”
mmariammx said: “Why are they like this???”
thegodson_gram said: “But truly who is we? Such a childish mentality.”
Kinginheels said: “…but you just said “oga”.”
_darasiimii_ said: “She literally used ‘oga’ and you dey shade another person? stop am o.”
lagosmealprepsociety said: “Tribalism is so scary and destructive. 😢”
nobasic01 said: “For social media una like fight. But for real life na una marry each other pass. Social media is not real life.”
ble.any said: “We are now gatekeeping words? What of “omo” that isn’t igbo? I’m sure you’ve said it before. Tribalism is just disgusting.”
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