Nigerian Rapper Apologises After Joke About Owning RDP Houses Backfires

By Rorisang Modiba

Scooby Nero angered many South Africans after sharing a video saying he collects rent from people in Johannesburg government houses.

Chibuzor Nwankwo apologised and said he was just making a joke about what Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene said.

Nigerian rapper Scooby Nero has apologised to South Africans for making a video about owning RDP houses.

The musician, whose real name is Chibuzor Nwankwo, made people angry when he shared a video saying he collected rent from people living in Johannesburg RDP homes. Many people went on social media to criticise him.

The rapper later said his video was a joke. He said he got the idea from Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene. Kunene had spoken about people paying rent to Nigerians.

Scooby Nero posted an apology video after seeing the anger.

"I want to give a big apology to South Africans because I never knew that it was going to blow out of proportion," he said. "It's a trolling thing. What I do is troll, they troll me back, that's what I do for the longest time."

He said he has been making these jokes online since September last year.

"I think I blew this thing out of proportion," he said. "I shouldn't have done that. That's not an excuse ... I was just trolling guys. I was going to do that then go to Sandton and say I bought Sandton."

The rapper ended by saying he did not want to trick anyone.

"I'm really sorry South Africa," he said. "I didn't mean it that way ... I don't have anything to hide."

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