‘I was almost burnt alive with my gang’ – Daddy Showkey

Daddy Showkey, a veteran Nigerian artist, has described how he was almost lynched to death while engaging in gang activity in Ikorodu, Lagos.

According to him, he and three young men discovered a revolver in a garbage dump and began terrorizing locals with it until one fateful day, when they were apprehended and nearly lynched.


Speaking in the trailer for the upcoming episode of 'The Honest Bunch' podcast, Daddy Showkey described how he and his group were already tied up and about to be burned ablaze when they were miraculously saved.

The famous singer stated that if he could become legendary despite his tumultuous beginnings, anyone could reach greatness if they worked hard enough.

He admitted, "I was in a gang back in the day. I won’t lie. Some of us found a gun where we used to pick valuables from refuse dump in Ikorodu. We started using the gun to terrorise the area.

"One day, while we were out doing our usual thing, someone noticed us and began screaming, 'thieves, thieves, thieves.'" Then we began running, but were arrested. They tied us up. They were about to burn us, but we miraculously survived.


"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 revealed that one of his gang members was eventually apprehended and executed.