Nigerian singer, Simi, has addressed resurfaced tweets from over a decade ago, insisting that her past social media posts have been misinterpreted and taken out of context.
The Duduke crooner took to X on Saturday night to respond after old tweets from 2012 were brought to her attention.
“I haven’t been on Twitter today, but someone brought a few of my old tweets to my attention and I can’t not address it,” she wrote.
Simi explained that she was 23 years old at the time the tweets were made and was helping out at her mother’s daycare while pursuing her music career.
According to her, her posts simply reflected everyday experiences she shared online during that period.
“In 2012, I lived and helped out at my mom’s daycare while I was hustling my music. I tweeted everything that happened in my life, as we all did at the time,” she stated. “Kids can be mischievous. If a child did something I found funny, I tweeted about it. Kids are cute and lovable. I want to hug, kiss and cuddle them. Nothing I tweeted was from perversion.”.
The singer stressed that she would not allow her story to be twisted to fit what she described as “false narratives.”
“What I can’t let anyone do is twist my story to fit false narratives,” she said, adding that she has “never been depraved” and has nothing to hide.
Simi also revealed that some of the old posts have been deleted by her team due to the sensitivity of the situation and its impact on her family.
“My team has been deleting some of my tweets because of how sensitive it is for my family. To be honest, I did not want to,” she explained.
Reaffirming her stance against sexual abuse, the singer maintained that she has consistently spoken out on such issues long before the current controversy.
“I have always spoken against rape and sexual assault even before you knew I existed. It’s not a costume I’m wearing, it’s who I am,” she said. “I said stop raping women. I stand by it.”
Her statement has since generated significant reactions online, drawing thousands of views and comments as fans and critics continue to debate the resurfaced posts.
