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'He Is Coming Out Soon' - Davido Speaks On Relationship With Hushpuppi

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Apr 22, 2025

'He Is Coming Out Soon' - Davido Speaks On Relationship With Hushpuppi

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has opened up about his relationship with the embattled Nigerian fraudster cum Lagos socialite, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.

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All Facts Newspaper reports that Davido, in a recent podcast interview, expressed solidarity with Hushpuppi, who is serving a jail term in the US and predicted he would soon be released.

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The award-winning singer asserted that the hardship in Nigeria was one of the factors that led people to engage in illegal businesses in an attempt to escape poverty.

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Davido confirmed he and Hushpuppi were friends, but he was unaware of his fraudulent dealings.

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He said, "Hushpuppi is coming out soon. He lived life. To me, it is not worth it to be locked up. But let me not make excuses for them [fraudsters]. Some people are happy to ball for five years and that is it.

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"In Nigeria, there is a kind of hardship you would face and you will be like, you know what? Let me ball for two years then I am good.

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"People are like that. My prayers go out to him [Hushpuppi]. He was my friend. I just see him around, I never really knew what he was doing. But he lived a good life."

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