Nigerian rapper Scooby Nero has apologised for claiming he owns RDP homes in South Africa.
Scooby Mero, real name Chibuzor Nwankwo, sparked outrage after he shared a video saying he was collecting rent from tenants of RDP houses he allegedly owns in Johannesburg.
Following the backlash, Scooby Nero apologised saying the post was inspired by a post made by Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene about people paying rent to Nigerians.
“I want to give a big apology to South Africans because I never knew that it was going to blow out of proportion. It’s a trolling thing. What I do is troll, they troll me back, that’s what I do for the longest time and I noticed this thing from September 25 when I started collecting money from Facebook,” he said.
“I think I blew this thing out of proportion. 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.
“I’m really sorry South Africa. I didn’t mean it that way ... I don’t have anything to hide.”
The Gauteng department of human settlements has lodged an investigation into the matter.
TimesLIVE
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.