I’ve been receiving death threats for restricting Mohbad’s DM – Oxlade

Nigerian singer, Oxlade has clarified the reason behind restricting messages from the late rapper Mohbad on Instagram. Recently, Oxlade faced criticism when he posted a tribute to Mohbad, revealing a screenshot of their conversation where he had restricted Mohbad’s direct messages.

In a statement shared on his official social media handle on Friday, Oxlade explained that the decision to restrict Mohbad’s messages was not rooted in pride, as some had speculated. Rather, he clarified that he restricts the DMs of significant individuals and close friends to maintain a boundary and indicates to his management, who oversees his social media, that these restricted interactions hold personal value to him.

Oxlade further revealed that he had been subjected to death threats following the heightened speculation and scrutiny regarding this matter.

Oxlade said, “How do you think people like me manage the DMs? We have teams. I restrict certain accounts to only me/my phone so only I can reply.

“I’m not clearing my name. I am giving you facts.

“I’ve lost a friend and I can’t even grieve properly because elders and blogs want to use me for clickbait. Fighting against bullying but you are bullying me. Make it make sense.

“I only restrict accounts I have a personal relationship with because my label runs my account in order not to miss important bookings and business conversations. So the restricted account is a way of pointing out to my label that the messages from these accounts are private and they come from my close friends.

“I have been getting death threats ever since the event was unveiled but I no take anything personal because everything happens for a reason. You can silence me with a scandal but you can never dim my light. Imole season for a reason. Love; Gaza.”