My issue with Wizkid...why I took the case to the police (please read!)- Linda Ikeji - Nigeria Celebrities

I'm sure many of you have read that the police is now involved in my issue with Wizkid. Yes, I reported his public threat to me two Sundays ago to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and I want to explain why I did it! Please pay attention and keep an open mind. I've read a lot online from people saying I don't like Wizkid. Even Wizkid himself thinks I don't like him. Why he or anyone would think so is puzzling to me to be honest. Apart from his

achievements after he started insulting me
online a few weeks ago...everything else, every
success Wizkid has recorded in the last 3/4
years is on LIB. All the awards, all the record
breaking feats, his sold out concerts, his
foreign magazine features, and collaborations,
everything that has built him up to the young
man he is today is on LIB. Please verify!
Search my blog. Please continue...
I was a huge Wizkid fan. The only song I
danced harder to than his 'Dance For Me' track
was Fuse ODG's 'Antenna and Kiss Daniel & DJ
Shabzy's Raba. So, no, I had no dislike for
Wizkid. But about a year ago, I noticed his
indirect snide remarks at me...and when some
other music star beefed with me, Wizkid
showed his support and made disrespectful
comments. That was when I noticed he had
issues with me... but that didn't stop me from
writing about him and celebrating him.
Now to the issue at hand. When I reported that
he was served quit notice at his Lekki home, I
stated fact and I didn't write it out of malice.
It's not everyday you get exclusive stories...and
I'm sure any other blogger who got the story
first would also have published it. So, there was
no beef, I was just doing my job. A day or so
after I wrote this story, Wizkid went on my
instagram page to call me names and lied that I
slept with some director of his...which I have
said before is 1000% lies! But the insult and
lies is not why the police is now involved.
Here's the thing; You can insult me, insult my
family, call me any names you like, even lie that
I slept with your forefathers...but don't threaten
me. If you threaten me, I will act!
I read people online saying that I reported to
the police because I am scared of Wizkid. No,
my darlings, I am not afraid of Wizkid. Though I
do not take his threats lightly. I went to the
authorities for two reasons...and please young
boys of our generation, pay attention to what I
am about to write below.
You see, violence against women and threat of
violence against women is not okay.
Threatening harm to someone in a public space
is a criminal act in every country of the world,
including Nigeria. I bet some of you didn't know
that, yeah? You can not publicly threaten
someone with harm. You will only get away
with it if your victim doesn't report to the
authorities. If they do, you will have a case with
the police and I promise you, the police take
these things seriously.
I reported this case to the authorities because I
want our young men to know this is not okay.
You should not raise your hands on a woman.
You shouldn't even threaten to raise your hands
on a woman. Wizkid wrote that he would send
his 16 year old cousin to beat the shit out of
me. Letting Wizkid get away with it is basically
telling our young men that this is okay...and it's
not!
After Wizkid made the threat to me, I saw a lot
of teen boys hailing and applauding him. To
them, this was okay. If their idol can threaten a
woman with harm, and use derogatory words,
they also can do it...and that's how the circle
of abuse of women continues. Women being
called 'smelly pussy' trended online for a day or
two! Little boys were happy to use the words.
Sad!
It is appalling to me that anyone, especially
women, would cheer Wizkid on. When he wrote
RIP Linda, I saw a few young girls write same,
laughing. This is not a laughing matter. It
doesn't matter whether you like me or not! This
is not about Linda Ikeji. This is about abuse of
women which has eaten deep into our society,
so deep that it has now been accepted as
normal. Men do it all the time and get away
with it. So many women are battered by their
husbands and they refuse to speak up because
of the stigma. They refuse to seek help
because they are afraid of what people will say.
I am sorry, I am not one of those women. I
refuse to be victimized. And as long as I have
my voice and my platform, I will speak up.
We women have to come together to lend a
strong voice to the plight of women in our
continent. When we see a woman being
physically and mentally abused, let's act. Let's
speak up. Let's not laugh and say she deserves
it. If we continue to keep quiet, the circle of
abuse will continue. And one day, You, yes You,
will find yourself in the receiving end of a
thundering slap, followed by heavy blows. If not
you, then maybe your daughter? Let's condemn
violence and threat of violence against women!
This is not acceptable!
Young men like Wizkid, a father of two young
boys himself, should never advocate violence
against women. One day, he will have a
daughter, how would he feel if another male
threatens to put hands on her or even calls her
a hoe?
I can't count how many times Wizkid called me
a hoe in his rant against me. That's what boys
do. When they get into a fight with a woman,
they try to slut-shame her. Smelly pussy, hoe,
ashawo etc. You call a woman, who gave
another young woman, whose real name she
doesn't even know N500,000 just because she
said she would rather work by carrying cement
than prostitute herself, that's the person you
call a hoe? When your mind is so warped you
can't differentiate between a woman and a hoe,
then this is what happens. Except you drive to
Sanusi Fanfuwa at 2am to pick up a prostitute,
who proudly describes herself as one, then you
shouldn't call any woman a hoe.
Even Tupac who was a well known thug could
differentiate between the types of women he
dealt with. When asked in an interview why he
called women bitches, he said people shouldn't
confuse things, that he wouldn't address a
mother or a sister the way he would address a
bitch, that the bitches were the ones he dealt
with in the clubs who behaved like one. He
reiterated that he respected women!
In more civilized countries, Wizkid would have
lost his endorsements and spent the next year
or so apologizing and being in the fore-front of
promoting anti-violence crusades against
women. It took Chris Brown years to get back
on his feet after his assault on a woman. Up till
today, he doesn't have any major endorsements
and some countries still deny him entrance into
their country i.e Australia for something he did
7 years ago. Yes, violence against women is
serious!
And there's the case of incitement. When you
have power and influence, you have to be
careful what you say in public. Because you
have such power, something you say can
influence your followers. A fan can commit acts
that even you may not support or might not
even condone. But because it came out of your
mouth, they think you mean it. So it is
irresponsible to say things that might be
inciteful. In Law, you can be held responsible
when people act based on what you said in
public. Tupac was charged to court and indicted
after some thugs killed a police officer. The
thugs went to court and mentioned that their
idol encouraged violence against LA police
officers in a song where he said 'Drop a cop'.
So, we folks with some measure of influence
should be more careful with our utterances.
People are watching and listening!
The second reason I filed a police report is to
encourage other women in similar situations to
do same. My dear ladies, if a man threatens to
puts hands on you, and you feel the threat is
real, report to the authorities. Don't wait until
he does it. What if you don't survive it? If he's
picked up and may be charged to court (yes,
you can be charged to court for making
threats...it's a misdemeanor with a prison
sentence), then he will think twice before
making threats against you in the future or any
other woman for that matter.
I went as far as I did for me and for other
women. This is to pass a strong message to
our young men that these kinds of behaviour
towards women will not be tolerated. Should
not be tolerated. If you assault or even threaten
to assault a woman, the law will come after you
if she chooses not to be silent. Women, don't
be silent. Let's break the circle. For your sake,
for my sake, for the sake of our daughters,
grand daughters, great grand daughters and all
other women that will follow them.
And that's really all I have to say in the matter.
Thank you guys for reading
And to Wizkid fans, please be rest assured that
I wish him all the best in life. He will continue
to grow from strength to strength (as long as
he doesn't endorse violence against women)
and his light will never diminish. God brought
him to this level and will continue to keep him. I
have nothing but love for his craft and hope
that one day, we will put this behind us.
God bless him, me, you and everyone else in
the world
Cheers.
Oh and by the way, I'm starting my vlog series
soon. #excited!