I quit music, left Nigeria after being scammed – Eldee The Don

Sikirullahi Olanrewaju Dabiri, a renowned Nigerian Hip Hop artiste cum realtor popularly known as Eldee The Don, has explained why he quit music and moved abroad.

Eldee The Don, a once member of the defunct Trybesmen, said, during an interview on the latest episode of the King of Talks podcast, that he left Nigeria because he needed to “clear” his head after he got “scammed” by an advisory firm.

While having a conversation with the host of the podcast, Teju Babyface, Eldee said it took him almost a year before he knew that he was being defrauded after gathering huge debts.

Eldee said that several members of his team left their families in other countries to come to Nigeria to work on the project, but ended up with nothing.

He said; “What happened was that, Shayman introduced me to a gentleman called Tonye Akindele, who at a time had a capital advisory firm. What they do is to look for business to invest in. They have people who fund those portfolios.

“So they approached me for a partnership. And I accepted. But unbeknown to me, what was happening was him [Tonye Akindele] and his partner had the people who were funding the record label but the label was not getting money. I was still funding my music.”