A Nigerian businessman based in South Africa said he is lucky to be alive after his family almost killed him because of the property he sent them money to develop.
The man Bayo Salami who spoke of his plight in a TikTok post that has gone viral claimed to have promoted top Nigerian music acts like Davido, Wizkid, Banky W and MI with his outfit Kuvuki Empire based in Cape Town, South Africa.
He narrated that he has been sending money home for his family to develop property for him and after 23 years he visited home to inspect what had been done, but he was escorted into an ordeal he never thought his family could push him into.
“I am based in South Africa, Cape Town. My real name is Bayo Salami. My company is Kuvuki Empire, and I’m one of the top promoters in South Africa. I have done many wonderful shows, from Davido to Wizkid, Banky W, and M.I.
“I just arrived in Nigeria because of family issues and was asking about my properties and other things. They denied it, saying it’s still under development, and I didn’t complain. I just said I would go back to where I came from.
He stated that his family lured him to visit an Alfa so that they pray for him for more blessings, but according to him he was locked up with other individuals for months.
“I saw some people there who had been there for like six months to one year. Their living conditions were very terrible. The people there had been there for like eight months. In there, there are hierarchies. Sometimes when they brought food for me, they collected it from my hand.
“When my sister brought a mat for me, they collected it, saying I had to give it to the number one of the house. I obliged because I didn’t want anything to touch my body. If they gave me money, the number one must collect it because you can’t say anything to them
His family justified his detention by claiming he smoked cigarettes. Expressing his disbelief, he said, “I have been to Dubai, where they don’t drink alcohol but smoke cigarettes. Nowhere in the Quran or Bible is smoking cigarettes forbidden. I am not a drunkard.”
Salami revealed that he had spent 23 years living in various countries, including South Africa, Malaysia, Cyprus, and West African nations like Togo and Ghana.
