Singer Mayorkun denies doing money ritual, says he has never met Nicki
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Afrobeats singer Mayorkun (real name Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel) has denied allegation by social media influencer Nicki Dabarbie that he and fellow singer Skiibi (Abbey Elias) attempted to use her for “money ritual” in a post on April 19.
Mayorkun finally reacted in a series of posts on X (Twitter) on May 15 saying he has never met Nicki and was unaware of her existence until the allegations surfaced.
“You know, I was going to let this remain as a court case but when I checked the comments under some of the blogs where these ridiculous allegations were posted, I was quickly reminded of how gullible most people are on the internet and how they are ready to run along, spreading any negative news without any form of clarity,” the singer said.
“Just for the record, I never met that person on the said day, still never seen that person till this day, never knew about that person’s existence not until those allegations came up, yet she claimed I put ‘something’ in her drink.
“A lot of people believed that story, and you think I’ll let this libellous claim fly? No!”
Mayorkun said he initially refrained from responding to the allegation to avoid acting emotionally, but felt compelled to address it publicly because of its impact on his reputation and career, claiming Nicki floated the allegation for clout and relevance, without considering the harm to his life and career, and potentially her own in the future.
“I wanna re-instate, I have never seen this person before even as I am typing this! I still haven’t set my eyes on this person. Like what else can I say? How else can I prove this?
“There’s no need for me to ask for an apology where I won’t get any. I just needed to say this publicly and get it off my chest, cos if it was a case of ‘cancellation’ as many people are quick to do, I for don go back to dey find work for bank.”
Mayorkun reiterated he will pursue full charges against Nicki despite her current remand in prison on unrelated charges.
Mayorkun had earlier threatened to file a N1 billion lawsuit against her.
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