Nigerian worldwide artist and owner of DMW record label David Davido Adeleke in a recent statement, has revealed the aftermath of his role in the End SARS demonstration that took place in the country in 2020.
Davido, in an interview with South African media personality Trevor Noah on Wednesday, September 29, on The Daily Show, opened up on the impact his song FEM, which was released before the protest had during the demonstration.
“I didn’t record the song (Fem) expecting the protest was going to happen,” the DMW boss said.
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He did say, though, that it was a “wonderful” experience to witness his voice transform into a “instrument” for requesting change, but that it got him into a lot of trouble.
He told Trevor Noah: “I got into a lot of trouble. I had to actually leave the country. It was that bad.
“I was reposting everything that had to do with the campaign. It was amazing to see people come out like that.”
“And I will say this: they listened to us. They heard us. They might not have changed anything but they were shook.”
Watch him speak in the video
Recall that FEM by Davido was released after he took a long break from social media and was a response to his critics; it, however, turned to be the biggest song during the End SARS protest in 2020.