Slimcase says the Nigerian police killing a 17-year-old girl is not worth talking about because it’s not a “Global Pandemic”
Nigerian singer, Oluwafemi Oladapo Oko-Eko professionally known as Slimcase, is currently under fire for his comments on the killing of a teenager, a 17-year-old Tina Ezekwe, on Tuesday, May 26.
The singer had earlier taken to social media to speak on the death of George Floyd, an African-American who was unjustly killed by some police officers in the United States.
Sharing a photo of Floyd, he wrote:
“FAME AFTER DEATH… any positive blow wey I gats blow God Let me blow am now that I am alive not after I am dead George A sacrifice for d change in black history.”
A follower commented on the post, asking him why he wasn’t speaking on the death of Tina whose life was lost in Lagos, but Floyd’s in the US.
The singer responded, saying:
We talking about a global pandemic here. Leave the Lagos girl for channels to talk about am.”
See post below:
The singer’s comment which has since gone viral on social media has angered a lot of people who believe he undermined the death of the teenage girl in Lagos.
See some reactions from social media:
https://twitter.com/EtniesJags/status/1267019746513469441
https://twitter.com/bratty_nono/status/1267017330162372609
The more I read that Slimcase comment, the more disgusted I get. How foolish can one be?
Nobody is saying don’t demand justice for GeorgeBut “leave the Lagos girl for channels”
Misplaced priorities.Same “Lagos girl” that’ll play your music, come for your concert, Lagos girl
— Edmund 💉 (@EdmundOris) May 31, 2020
A pandemic is a DISEASE occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
Apart from being insensitive, Slimcase thinks that George 's death is a pandemic 🤡🤡🤡
It is a National embarrassment to be both INSENSITIVE and DUMB pic.twitter.com/01DT6tg9IW
— Dr Penking™🇳🇬🇦🇺 (@drpenking) May 31, 2020
I can't get over the fact that Slimcase literally said, "leave the Lagos girl for channels to talk about".
That Lagos girl was Tina who was gunned down by the police in Nigeria.
It's one thing to be more interested in the injustice in faraway US.
It's another thing to be daft.— CYBER DOBERMAN (@Baldilocks__) May 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/SavvyRinu/status/1267033957335523329
Why are y’all surprised about Slimcase??
Always remember that “Celebrities” are normal humans like you that just got popular cos they’re good in one aspect of life.
That they’re celebrities doesn’t automatically equate to them having sense.
Know this and know peace.
— Edmund 💉 (@EdmundOris) May 31, 2020