Tems also described the experience as a blessing in disguise, noting that it helped her to understand what inmates go through
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said her ordeal in an Ugandan prison helped her in understanding what inmates go through.
The Grammy winner made this known recently while speaking with ES Magazine.
Tems and fellow singer, Omah Lay were charged to court and subsequently detained in a prison in Uganda after they were arrested for making an appearance at a concert held in the country at Speke Resort, Kampala, on December 12, 2020, despite COVID-19 social distancing regulations.
They were eventually granted bail after two nights in jail.
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Recalling the experience, the ‘Crazy Things’ crooner, said she felt honoured to have experienced prison as she would not have understood what inmates face if she had not been incarcerated.
She went on to describe the experience as a blessing in disguise, noting that her time in the prison humbled her.
Tem said: “Prison was once in a lifetime experience that I actually feel honoured to have had because otherwise, I would never have thought about these people, and to be in their presence was very humbling.”
