Nigeria woke up to news that rapper Ruggedman had been attacked by unidentified men who claimed to be fans of Naira Marley in London.
A video in circulation showed a man being attacked by about four men with chairs at a place which seemed like a restaurant.
Confirming the news via social media, the rapper noted that he was attacked by some misguided youth but that would not stop him from fighting for the youth.
“Being attacked by 4 misguided boys will not deter me from fighting for the youths, even though they blindly fight me” he said.
Ruggedman insists he is okay and still in the UK🇬🇧. This is coming after news broke that he was attacked by fans of Naira Marley out there.
https://t.co/3ybuiTektV— TAA (@TweetAtAustin) June 15, 2019
However, a section of the public is of the view that Ruggedman staged the act. Not only that. They doubt the video is current.
Ahnahn…has it gotten to this level???. What level of madness. On a second thought, it’s quite amazing and unbelievable that ruggedman didn’t sustain any facial bruise, cut or mark. Anyways, may sense come to the senseless.
— À𝖕ó𝖙í Ẹ̀𝖗í🪔 (@Babs_Abiona) June 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/i_amtemmy/status/1139817893904957440
https://twitter.com/OlumuyiwaBlog/status/1139816791176142848
https://twitter.com/YOO_GOAL/status/1139782629186768896
So Ruggedman decided to release a video that we cannot see and said it’s NairaMarley fans, nawa o, dem attack you and you pass your phone to person make e dy record😂😂😂😂. Ruggedman cun enter instagram looking too fresh and started promoting his show… this guy na scam i swear pic.twitter.com/PVaSPlf8W9
— Tunechi (@Tunechi08_) June 15, 2019
Me after seeing the video of Ruggedman being beaten up in a UK restaurant and seeing another video of him saying he is ok without bandage after the beating and he's still in that UK. Las las all na SCAM pic.twitter.com/v4Dux0Db6M
— CeLEbRiTy🌟mAhDMaN😎 (@ChoiManchi1) June 15, 2019
On the other hand, some people have been condemning the act, calling for an end to the Ruggedman-Marley controversy.
So Ruggedman was attacked in London for his advocacy against cybercrime; speaking up against someone publicly defending yahoo yahoo. This just shows how immoral people can be. A crime is a crime!!!
— AYO Jesusetemi Pharez 🇳🇬 (@Stkeypoint) June 15, 2019
Ronaldo and Messi, stealing the news about local man's beating in London.
Local man is fine thankfully, and I know a country that knows its left from its right will investigate properly.
Justice for Ruggedman.— Affidavit Prof. Epum Michael (@MichaelEpum) June 15, 2019
The Naira Marley's friends that went to attack Ruggedman in London , you didn't do Marley any favors, to be honest, you just made his life more complicated and brought unnecessary drama and trouble to him.
— : (@borie_nla) June 15, 2019
Damn! Ruggedman was attacked some hours ago in London at 805 Restaurant, Wow! To be honest Ruggedman might really not know anything that much about what finally went down o! I wish him all the best wherever he is. Violence can never solve anything. pic.twitter.com/x1hAFqKmN5
— Freesam007 (@i_am_Freesam) June 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/Omo_wun_mi/status/1139816182624579584
That Naira Marley even has fans is a disgrace in the first place
Then some of them now had the audacity to beat up Ruggedman because he spoke against yahoo yahoo
— The Sossa (@OluwafemiSossa) June 15, 2019
The Ruggedman – Naira Marley brawl
There has been a heated ‘battle’ between the two musicians for some weeks now after Naira Marley justified cybercrime.
Marley in an Instagram post suggested that slavery justifies the internet fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo, in Nigeria.
He argued that it’s only a form of recouping the losses of ancestors who were victims of the slave trade and should not be condemned in any uncertain terms.
“If you know about slavery, you go know sey Yahoo no b crime,” he wrote.
But Ruggedman had a different opinion. In a post on his Instagram, he warned Marley not to mislead his followers into thinking it’s a good thing as there are legal consequences when caught.
“My brother, I love your music and all but you need to get one thing clear and do not mislead people. Especially kids on social media,” he wrote.
“You can do Yahoo all you want, but do not disrespect the part of the black race that was sold into slavery by trying to use it to justify cybercrime. The people who bought slaves died ages ago,” he added.
A moment after, Marley jabbed Ruggedman, labelling him a moron.
It is also instructive to mention that Ruggedman, claimed he had received several death threats ever since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that Naira Marley and Zlatan Ibile will be arraigned before court.
Marley and three others [Tiamiu Abdulrahman Kayode, Adewunmi Adeyanju Moses and Abubakar Musa] had on May 10, 2019 been arrested in connection with an alleged case of internet fraud & money laundering.
Source JiveNaija
