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Veteran Nigerian rapper, Sikirullahi Olanrewaju Dabiri, better known as Eldee The Don, has revealed that the real reason he dumped music and left the country was because he was scammed.
The hip-hop star stated that he needed to clear his head after being scammed in the country. The former member of the now-disbanded Trybesmen made the shocking revelation while featuring on the latest episode of the King of Talks podcast, hosted by comedian, Teju Babyface.
He explained, “What happened was that Shayman introduced me to a gentleman called Tonye Akindele, who at a time had a capital advisory firm. What they do is look for businesses to invest in. They have people who fund those portfolios.
“So they approached me for a partnership. And I accepted. But unbeknown to me, what was happening was he [Tonye Akindele] and his partner had the people who were funding the record label but the label was not getting money. I was still funding my music.”
The rapper added that it took him almost a year before he realised that he was being scammed after incurring huge debts. While recounting his loss, he maintained that some of his team members who left their families abroad to come to Nigeria to be part of that project ended up with nothing.
