Nigerian singer Davido and his team were allegedly robbed of $185k and two Rolex watches at gunpoint on Friday in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Davido arrived in South Africa on Friday ahead of his performance at the ‘African Music Concert’ scheduled to take place on November 21.
The robbery reportedly took place at Greyston Shopping Centre at the Moloko Hotel Junction in Sandton.
Davido was with his manager Kamal Ajiboye and CEO of Mcomm Solution Chidi Okeke. Altogether robbers took $185k, two Rolexes and a passport.
Soon after the robbery Davido shared his experience on Twitter and said he still had “love for South Africa”.
“My daughter’s face was flashing through my eyes the whole time,” said the singer just days after releasing his new song The Money.
Manager Kamal Ajiboye detailed what happened exclusively to TheNETng, “We had just arrived in SA yesterday evening, so we stopped for traffic lights, next thing, they crossed us and two of them came out with guns and they used their guns to smash our glass.
“They took my back pack, I had $45,000 David had $60,000.
“We were also with the CEO of Mcomm Solution Chidi Okeke who also had $80,000 on him. They took his passport, his Rolex, my Rolex sky dweller. You know, we travel all the time with different currencies, so taking our bags is the least we expected.”
It’s not the first time that Nigerian artistes have been robbed in South Africa. In July, Okeke and others, including a popular producer were robbed at gun point while using automated cash points. But it’s the first time a high profile artiste is crying out. Sources say the police are already involved. — Sowetan Live/Showbiz Reporter
