Legendary Nigerian singer, John Odafe Asiemo, fondly called Daddy Showkey, has spoken about how his involvement in gang operations in Ikorodu, Lagos State, nearly resulted in his death by lynching.
He claimed that he and a few other young men had terrorised residents with a gun they had found at a trash dump until the day they were apprehended and nearly lynched.
While speaking in the preview of the forthcoming episode of the podcast “The Honest Bunch,” the singer revealed how they were miraculously saved, this is because he and his group were already tied up and ready to be set on fire.
The seasoned singer asserted that anyone could achieve greatness if they put in the necessary effort, given his ability to rise to legendary heights in spite of a difficult upbringing.
“I was in a gang back in the day. I won’t lie. Some of us found a gun where we used to pick valuables from refuse dump in Ikorodu. We started using the gun to terrorise the area.
“One day, when we were out in our usual style, someone saw us and started screaming, ‘thieves, thieves, thieves.’ Then we started running, but we were apprehended. They tied us up. They were about to burn us but we were saved miraculously.
“I am a living testimony for every young person, because if I can be alive today and still become Daddy Showkey, then there’s hope for everyone,” he said.
He, however, revealed that one of his gang members was apprehended and executed by lynching.