During one of Wizkid’s concerts over four years ago, the Grammy-winning singer spotted Ahmed singing along from the audience.
Wizkid had promised Ahmed the said amount and a record deal after the young rapper delivered rap lines when called up on stage.
But several self-made videos of Ahmed have surfaced on social media platforms showing things have fallen out between him and Wizkid.
In one of the videos, Ahmed could be seen claiming Wizkid reneged on his promise of signing him to Starboy Records.
He also alleged that his father passed away due to the singer’s failure to come through for him in his music career as promised.
Ahmed said he had to return to the streets and continue his “hustle” of rapping to strangers to obtain their help.
In 2018, Wizkid had tweeted that Ahmed had been enrolled in a school. “Education first,” the Grammy-winner said.
Commenting on the issue, Alaka Basit, a young singer who claims to be a beneficiary of Wizkid’s aid, described Ahmed as an “ungrateful soul”.
“They expelled you from school due to your bad behaviour. Now you’re telling lies and you feel this is the best way to get Wiz’s attention back. You got it all wrong, bro. Our school fee alone is roughly 3 million yearly,” Basit wrote.
“You have been in that school before me. Just ask God for forgiveness. I can’t get imagine Ahmed saying all this after BigWiz gave you a new life, a life that will make your future bright. You chose to continue being a street boy.
Corroborating Basit’s stance, Roy Emmanuel Obinna, one of Wizkid’s associates, said Ahmed had derailed.
According to him, the young rapper got involved in gang business and smoking, prompting his expulsion from the school.
He, however, clarified that he wasn’t given the funds in cash and that he was never signed to Wizkid’s label as promised.
“Truly, Wiz did what is more than N10m for me. For your school fees and accommodation. But not that he gave me N10m cash, for those who said I used the N10m for drugs. I wasn’t in any music contract with him,” he said.
In another post, he added: “I’m not here to blackmail Wizkid or tarnish his image. He has done good things for me but just left it unfinished. Now I’m only back to work on my talent and show the word what I have got.”
Calls placed to Caleb International School, Magodo in Lagos to confirm if Ahmed was expelled were unanswered as of when this report was filed.
