- Safiu Kehinde
A South-African returnee Nigerian, Bayo Salami has cried out after being held him in the custody of a cleric for 17 days by family who claimed he was mentally derailed.
Recounting his ordeal in a video shared on Instagram on Monday, Salami disclosed how he was deceived by his family members to the house of the cleric, simply identified as
Alfa Olore, after demanding for his property.
He said he was a show promoter and had worked with the likes of Davido, Wizkid, Banky W, and MI n the course of his 23 years stay abroad.
“I’m based in South Africa in Cape Town. My name is Bayo Salami. That’s my real name. My company name is Kuvuki Empire. I’m one of the top promoter in South Africa.
“I’ve done many wonderful show from Davido to Wizkid, Banky W, and MI.
“You can find me on Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube.
“I just arrived to Nigeria and based on family issues, I asked for my properties and everything. They denied that it is still under development.
“I didn’t complain. I said well no problem. Let me go back to where I came from.
“Then they told me that they have to go to somewhere which one Alfa will prayer for me that when I get there, I will get blessings from God. I said it’s alright, you are my family. Who am I to judge? They are doing all these things for my achievement and progress.
“When I arrived there, the Alfa told me I should come inside the room. I was thinking he wanted to pray for me.
“Suddenly, he just pushed me inside one room. I saw some people there that have been there for like six months, one year. Their living condition was very terrible and I was like what am I doing here.
“I’ve been there for 17 days now. My family sometimes, they deliver food, sometimes twice in a day” Salami said.
He further decried the living condition while claiming that his family took him there as they thought he was mentally derailed because he was smoking cigarettes.
“The living condition there is very terrible. I wish everybody can go there right now to go and confirm.
“I don’t understand. They said because I’m smoking cigarettes. I went to Dubai. They don’t drink alcohol but they smoke cigarettes. Inside Quran or Bible, their is no verse against cigarettes. I’m not a drunkard. Checky page on Instagram and see what I’ve done.
“See the way I look like now like I’m homeless. I’m not insane!” He said.
On his ordeal with other inmates, Salami disclosed that he was heavily extorted by the inmates.
“Today, those guys have already planned something and I’m new to them.
“Some of them have been there for like six months to eight months.
“They live in like hierarchy. Whenever they bring food for me, they collect it from my hand. My sister brought mat for me, they collected in from my hand and gave to number one of the house.
“I have it to them as I don’t want them to touch my body or anything. I complied by the laws of the house.
“They give you money, number must collect it from your hand.” He said.
Salami disclosed that he came back from South Africa two years ago and settled at Abuja.