Chike Slammed over Statement on Southeasterners

Popular singer, Chike has suffered criticism from Nigerians over a statement he made on Southeasterners.

On Monday, January 4, 2021, the music star, in a tweet, called out the people of the Southeast over what he tagged “primitive behaviour.”

In the tweet, the singer didn’t only label their geographical entity as damn, but also travelling to their hometown for Christmas is a risk not worth taking.

“Stop travelling to the damn EAST just coz it’s Christmas! Is it worth your life??? Stop that primitive behavior. The roads are busy ! Pick some other damn time! Plan…?” his tweet read.

The tweet attracted criticism from Nigerians, some of which are below:

All chike's songs deleted..unfollowed on IG and Twitter..I remember when @AfamDeluxo nd @kingsleynovich made this onyeala's album an igbo project & we all jumped on it,hyped the album as our fellow nwanne.. Now see the tirtorty this deluded fellow na ako…ya diba..lesson learnt pic.twitter.com/MIBVERmsyE

— Eze Udene Umunri (@AdannaPapa) January 4, 2021

Oh Chike oh this is hard for me to say
I'm gonna say it anyway
I've fallen out of love with you

— Dozie the changed man (@dumakadozie) January 4, 2021

Chike has however apologised for his statement on Southeasterners, saying he was misunderstood.

In his rejoinder, the music star said his statement came out of a place of pain after he lost two of his friends who were returning from their Christmas trip.

“I believe my now-deleted tweet was misunderstood as it was an emotional one . This morning, 2 friends died on their road trip back from the village . I think the roads are too risky for everyone to be headed home & back. If you have been hurt, I sincerely apologize,” the rejoinder read.