Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has criticised Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over his public advocacy for abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State, arguing that global publicity around terrorism cases may undermine rescue efforts.
The controversy follows Davido’s appearance at the FIFA World Cup countdown concert, where he used his stage outfit to draw attention to pupils and teachers abducted in Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State.
Davido wears jacket bearing names of abducted pupils, teachers in Nigeria for World Cup countdown performance. Credit: X| 5iveAliveWTThe singer wore a customised jacket and shirt featuring the names of the victims, with inscriptions indicating those still in captivity and those confirmed dead, in what he described as a call for urgent government action.
Reacting in a detailed statement via X on Thursday, Omokri warned that such publicity could strengthen terrorist groups rather than
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