Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti, face backlashes from fans on Instagram over his comment on the death of Davido and Chioma’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke.
Seun who is the son of Afrobeats pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, on Tuesday, shared a screenshot of a report stating the number of children that die before theur fifth birthday as Nigerians mourn Davido’s son who drowned a few days after his thrid birthday.
“Over one in 10 children in Nigeria die before their fifth birthday due to acute hunger-Report,” headlined the post which had a photograph of three malnurished kids.
The post was deemed insensitive by many social media users who felt the post lached empathety towards Davido and Chioma who are mourning Ifeanyi.
Reacting, on user, @xxlxklxiv said, “If you don’t want to send condolences to the family of the bereaved, leave it. Na today you remember say hunger de kill children for Nigeria? This post is unnecessary today.”
@josh_wurldmyth added, “Smallbird rest jor #getthesense,” as he made mocjery of the singer’s username @BigbirdKuti.
Another user, @phlexdenary said, “Very insensitive to post that in such a day like this tbh.”
This is just as , @booskhi commented, “I’m actually disappointed.. thought so highly of you!”
@hendrixbasebeatz said, “Mr seun this is unfair Some of us actually love DAVIDO. And are not sending condolences for clout. Well no yawa.”
@luliprints added, “What report is this? Where is the link? Show me the proof? This content is an agenda and I’m not in support of it.nRIP to all our lost ones.”
Anotehr user, @yungblud9jafelt that “Sometimes being over woke na problem.”
In the midst of the backlash, the youngest son of Fela, on Wednesday, responded with a video, saying he wasn’t required to post about the boy to express his grief.
He captioned the video, “Everyone has the right to feel what they want. Mourn in your own way! #getthesax”.
The leader of Egypt 80 band claimed that since he had never promoted Davido’s accomplishment on his page, his son’s passing shouldn’t then be the first thing he would announce.
He stated that he would rather visit Davido to express his sympathies.
He also emphasised that it is not his nature to ‘publicly grieve the loss of someone’, adding that, while he had never instructed anyone not to mourn Ifeanyi, others should no longer be told how to grieve.
