By Taiwo Okanlawon
Popular Afrobeats musician, Damini Ogulu widely known as Burna Boy, has revealed that he will not involve himself in the ongoing nationwide protest.
Nigerian youths stormed the streets in some part of the country on Thursday, August 1, to commence a 10-day nationwide protest against economic hardship.
Following the ongoing protests, some of his fans took to social media to call out celebrities to lend their voices to the protest.
Addressing his fans on his X handle, Burna Boy warned that no one should drag him into demonstrations, stating that the first in him died during the EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020.
While quoting a post from October 2020, he wrote; “The fight in me died on this day. Ogun go doggy anybody wey call my name this time around. Even Jesus was crucified.”
The post from the 2020 protest, captured the moment protesters declined to have his songs play during their demonstration.