South African Rapper, AKA Loves Nigeria, M.I Insists

 

 

Rapper, Jude Abaga, aka MI, was attacked on social media for defending South African rapper, AKA, who had written on Twitter that Nigerians should stay in their country. However, in a chat with Saturday Beats, MI stated that his stance didn’t mean he was supporting xenophobia.

 

He said, “If you search on Google, you’ll see that over the years, AKA has shown Nigeria love and respect. I felt that dragging his name into something as dangerous as xenophobia was wrong.

 

MI also decried the destruction of some businesses in Nigeria. He stated, “We saw a picture of someone who died in the protest. It’s never worth a human life – whether on the side of the xenophobic attacks or the protests here in Nigeria. I don’t think that taking property and jobs away from Nigerians in Nigeria is the right outcome. I hope there will come a time when we would respond to hate with love and react logically when threatened.”