Nigerian-British rapper Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jnr, aka Skepta, was recently called out for speaking Igbo on social media.
Just recently, the award-winning musician posted a photo of his Nigerian colleague, Tiwa Savage and gushed over her beauty. Skepta complimented Tiwa’s good looks by exclaiming to God in Igbo.
He accompanied Tiwa’s photo with the caption “Chineke” which means God in Igbo language. However, a netizen was not pleased with this and called him out for it.
An X user, Nonso, told Skepta to stop using Igbo words because he is not recognised by them and he is Yoruba.
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“Oga you are Yoruba!! Stop using Igbo words, we don’t recognize you.”
See the tweet below:
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Nonso’s tweet at Skepta quickly drew a reaction from the rapper. The troll said that he was not recognised by them, and the music star wondered who those people were.
The exchange between Skepta and the online troll who told him not to speak Igbo because of his Yoruba roots went viral on social media and started an online debate among netizens. Read what some of them had to say about it below:
