Tope Alabi, a well-known gospel performer in Nigeria, has declared that she won’t comment on the controversy surrounding her trending video, which has been making rounds on social media.
The singer could be heard singing in Yoruba in the viral video. The Grammy-winning singer was singing in the Ifa worshippers’ language of greeting, “Aboru boye.”
The lyrics “abiye ni mi, Oruko mi ni yen” were sung by the singer. I am a sacrifice; my name is Mo de bo, Mo ru, Mo ye. My name means “I am a sacrifice accepted by God”).
Since then, the term Aboru Aboye, which is typically used by Ifa worshippers to honour the deity, has gained a lot of attention on social media.
In an exclusive phone interview with our correspondent, Alabi, who is currently in the United States for her “Praise The Almighty Concert, declined to comment on the matter, claiming that The PUNCH had already published stories about the “Aboru boye” controversy.
“Have you posted on social media since you wrote? Hmmmm. When our correspondent questioned her about the controversy the viral video had sparked, she responded, “No Comment.
