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Mayorkun hits out against influencer who accused him of being a money ritualist.
Nigerian artist Mayorkun has broken his silence regarding the claims made by female influencer Nicki Dabarbie, alleging that he and his colleague, Skiibii, attempted to involve her in a ritual.
In a statement shared on his social media account on May 16, 2024, Mayorkun addressed the accusations and the impact they had on his brand. He explained that he refrained from responding immediately because he wanted to approach the situation rationally rather than reacting emotionally.
The singer emphasized that he has no knowledge of his accuser and had never encountered her prior to the public allegations.
He said, “You know, I was going to let this remain as a court case but when I checked the comments under some of the blogs where these ridiculous allegations were posted, I was quickly reminded of how gullible most people are on the internet and how they are ready to run along, spreading any negative news without any form of clarity.”
You know, I was going to let this remain as a court case but when I checked the comments under some of the blogs where these ridiculous allegations were posted, I was quickly reminded of how gullible most people are on the internet and how they are ready to run along, spreading…
— MAYORKUN (@Mayorkun) May 15, 2024
He refuted DaBarbie’s allegation that he had tampered with her drink, stating that he had never met her and therefore could not have done so. He made it clear that he would not remain silent in the face of these accusations.
“Just for the record, I never met that person on the said day, still never seen that person till this day, never knew about that person’s existence not until those allegations came up.. yet she claimed I put ‘something’ in her drink. A lot of people believed that story and you think I’ll let this libelous claim fly? Hell fucking NO!” he said in the post.
“I took this time off because I didn’t want to act out based off of emotions, because if I did; I’ll definitely act out of character.. and that is not who I am.” he said in another post
Just for the record, I never met that person on the said day, still never seen that person till this day, never knew about that person’s existence not until those allegations came up.. yet she claimed I put ‘something’ in her drink.
A lot of people believed that story and you…— MAYORKUN (@Mayorkun) May 15, 2024
He added, “I wanna re-instate, I have never seen this person before even as I am typing this! I still haven’t set my eyes on this person.. Like what else can I say? How else can I prove this?”
For weeks; I’ve been getting calls from brands I work with, colleagues, friends & family about this rubbish and you know what makes it worse? You social media commentators, internet police, even people I used to think I’m cool with.. scrambling for the tiniest bit of clout and…
— MAYORKUN (@Mayorkun) May 15, 2024
Dabarbie said in April that Mayorkun and Skibii were planning to exploit her for a financial ritual and to tamper with her drink.
The same day, Mayorkun stressed that she should take down her critical posts and threatened her with a ₦1 billion lawsuit through his legal team.