Nigerian singer David Adeleke aka Davido has backtracked after his earlier criticism of the Osun commissioner of police, Mohammed Umar Abba.
Recall that on February 17, 2025, the 30BG boss took to his social media pages to heavily blast the policeman after chaos erupted in Osun state. Davido threatened to deal with him.
In a surprising turn of events, Davido took to his official X page to make amends for his earlier post and acknowledge the commissioner of police’s efforts.
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The Grammy-nominated musician said that he had discovered that the issue in Osun state was more than the commissioner of police, who tried his best alongside other security chiefs in the state.
Below is a full excerpt of Davido’s statement:
“My Take on Osun CP, NPF and Forthcoming LG Elections Further review of political development in Osun state revealed more facts which include several genuine efforts of the state security agencies including the state Commissioner of Police. The bloodshed of today infuriated me so much that I heaped all the blame on the Commissioner of Police.
I now see that the issue is more than that of the Commissioner of Police or other security chiefs. The needless killings of today angered me so deeply that I thought such should have been nipped in the bud. Yet, I can see that the security agencies led by the Commissioner of Police put in their best and deserve commendation.
In memories of the innocent souls lost, human emotions overwhelmed me and many of my friends around. We did not know the Commissioner of Police had been having sleepless nights alongside other commanders. At this point, the contributions of the police commissioner were not fully appreciated by me. This is a grave oversight and I want to declare that his support for the rule of law and protection of peace in Osun state is hereby acknowledged and appreciated.
In memory of the dead and the injured, I urge the security agencies including the Commissioner of Police to redouble their efforts to sustain peace. We must allow rule of law to prevail.
We must also work to ensure that the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd is held peacefully. Achieving this will be a crowning glory not just for politicians but for security chiefs including the Osun State Commissioner of Police. I wish the Commissioner of Police and other security commanders the best of luck as they address the challenges of the moment.”
See his tweets below:
More tweets as Davido retracts his statement:
Reactions as Davido backtracks after blasting Osun CP
Davido’s change of heart after lambasting Osun CP Mohammed Umar Abba on social media was met with mixed feelings after his tweets went viral. Some netizens condemned him for calling out the commissioner of police in the first place.
@Kewa_emmanuel:
“Cho Cho Cho.”
@King.awofodu:
“Babu Composure 😂.”
@Saymynamerythm:
“Fear Government 😂.”
@Idnoblegram:
“But to be honest with you guys, all of them are birds of the same feather, no difference. I could remember during the campaign, David brother promised to conduct LG election within 6 months if he wins the election but to my surprise, No LG election. It’s now that he have just 1yr, he now remember to conduct the LG election which is very bad. I have stopped supporting politicians, they’re all the same people.”
@Evera_empire:
“We all make mistakes, his apology is accepted. Rest in peace to the deads.”
Melvofficial9030:
“Cho cho Cho…. He no de ever calm down..… He de quick react to everything.”
@Eleniyan022:
“Men no Mount again?”
@Official_ose007:
“Lol… him don calm down.”
@Kng_zamani17:
“E deh really difficult to defend una idolo 🤦🏿♂️.”
@Babalola.akinpelumi:
“Just an overzealous kid. Politics is not for babies like you, David.”
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