Music icon Daddy Showkey has revealed that he once belonged to a group terrorising Ikorodu, Lagos State before he ventured into music which later shot him into fame.
The ‘Somebody call my name’ crooner said he would have lost his life in one of their operations but for providence. He recounted how their gang members almost got burnt alive after they were arrested.
According to him, he and three young men discovered a gun in a refuse dump and began terrorizing residents with it until one fateful day, when they were apprehended and nearly lynched.
Speaking in the preview for the next episode of the podcast “The Honest Bunch,” Daddy Showkey revealed how, when they were miraculously saved, revealed that he and his group were already tied up and ready to be set on fire.
The seasoned singer asserted that anyone could achieve greatness if they put in the necessary effort, given his ability to rise to legendary stature despite a difficult upbringing.
He said: “I was in a gang back in the day. I won’t lie. Some of us found a gun that we used to pick valuables from a refuse dump in Ikorodu. We started using the gun to terrorize the area.
“One day, when we were out in our usual style, someone saw us and started screaming, ‘thieves, thieves, thieves.’ Then we started running, but we were apprehended. They tied us up. They were about to burn us but we were saved miraculously.
“I am a living testimony for every young person, because if I can be alive today and still become Daddy Showkey, then there’s hope for everyone.”
He disclosed that one of his gang members was later caught and lynched to death.
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