People in govt threatening me over my comment on Mohbad’s demise” – Daddy Showkey

Veteran Nigerian singer John Odafe Asiemo, aka Daddy Showkey, has alleged that government officials called him on the phone to threaten his life after he had an Instagram live chat with media personality Daddy Freeze.

In the conversation, Daddy Showkey discussed the death of rapper Mohbad, who died in a controversial manner on September 12, 2023.

He said that there was more to the singer’s death and accused several influential figures in the music industry and society.

Returning to Daddy Freeze’s Instagram live session on Monday night, Showkey stated that he has received threats from government officials since his last comment on Mohbad’s death.

He said, “Daddy Freeze, do you know after my last interview with you, I received a lot of death threats? Do you know after that interview, even people in government were threatening me?

“I told them that they should go and watch your interview, did I say anything wrong? And what I’m saying, I’m saying the truth. You would not believe what I went through. I did not sleep throughout that night. They were just threatening me.

“Daddy Freeze, I don’t know what you are going through with all these things you are doing o. Because the kind of threats that they threatened me, I come dey talk say what of you?”