Nigerian music icon Daddy Showkey recently recounted a chilling brush with death during his youth in a gang, while appearing on the popular podcast, The Honest Bunch.
He revealed how he narrowly escaped being burnt alive after his gang’s criminal activities, which included terrorizing locals with stolen firearms, led to their capture.
“I was in a gang back in the day. I won’t lie. Some of us found guns where we used to pick valuables from in a refuse dump somewhere in Ikorodu. We started using the 9mm guns to terrorise the area,” he admitted.
Describing a traumatic incident, Daddy Showkey said, “One day, when we were out in our usual style, someone saw us and started screaming, ‘Thieves, thieves, thieves’.
They caught me and my friend and they tied us up and they were going to burn us. We were saved miraculously but unfortunately, they caught 91A and burnt him alive on the new road.”
Despite his troubled past, Daddy Showkey emphasized his gratitude for his survival and transformation. “I am a living testimony for every young man because if I can be alive today to become Daddy Showkey, there is nobody who can’t become someone. People are usually ashamed to talk about their past but I’m not. I don’t care,” he added.
