Songwriter and singer, Simi got into a mild altercation with one of her followers who wanted her to use her platform and popularity to fight for Omoyele Sowore after he was violently rearrested by the DSS on Friday morning.
Minutes after Sowore’s rearrest, Simi joined other Nigerians to air her displeasure, saying, “this Sowore matter is sooooo ridiculous”, she said.
After her statement, a fan demanded her to do more than just tweet. He wrote:
“Yes it is Simi. But you can do more than tweet, you have a huge platform,u have followers,we can partner with you to give them a political education on why this act should not be condoned and what can be done about it.Our people need information, u can help spread it”
Simi responded explaining that the fans that talk about celebrities going out are the ones that end up running away. She further explained that the fight is not only for the singers but for all Nigerians.
“Everytime ‘celebrities should go out’ – but u dnt have their back when they do. When u see the guns, u run. When their lives are on the line, u no dey. Who wants to die for ppl that don’t care. Why is som1 more qualified to fight cos they can act or sing? It’s everybody’s fight” She asserted.
See the tweets below:
