I had to leave Nigeria because I supported End SARS – Davido

<p>DMW record label owner and singer, David Davido Adeleke, aka Davido, has claimed he had to leave Nigeria, over his involvement in the #EndSARS protests of October 2020.</p>, <p>Davido disclosed this while speaking with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show.</p>, <p>According to him, one of his songs ‘Fem’ became the anthem for the protests.</p>, <p>However, Davido insists he “did not record the song (Fem) thinking the protest was going to happen.”</p>, <p>He, however, admitted it was an “amazing” experience watching his voice become an “instrument” used to demand change.</p>, <p>Davido said: “I got into a lot of trouble. I had to actually leave the country. It was that bad.</p>, <p>“I was reposting everything that had to do with the campaign. It was amazing to see people come out like that.</p>, <p>“And I will say this: they listened to us. They heard us. They might not have changed anything but they were shook.”</p>, <p>Davido released Fem after a long social media break in response to his critics.</p>, <p></p>