Afrobeats artist Davido recently discussed his friendship with Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi in a podcast interview.
Despite being friends, Davido claimed he was unaware of Hushpuppi’s illegal activities.
He expressed his support for Hushpuppi, who is currently serving time in the US, and believes he will be released soon.
Davido also mentioned the difficult economic conditions in Nigeria as a factor pushing people towards illegal activities to escape poverty.
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.
“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.
“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.”
