First he pledged to pay his school fees. But now, ‘IF‘ crooner Davido has taken things up a notch by giving Utibe, the boy whose video of his hit ‘IF’ went gone viral.
Recall that it all started a few weeks ago when the video of young Utibe singing Davido’s ‘IF’ went viral after an Instagram user identified as Sham Rock shared the video online . According to him, Utibe was out of school and has to hunt snails and sell them to assist his mother who has a physical disability.
On seeing the video, Davido took pity on the boy’s plight and decided to help him out. He went to visit the boy’s family and discovered his mother was a single mother abandoned by her husband and, to make matters worse, she is paralysed and has 4 kids depending on her.
Davido promised to get Utibe into school which he did. The young boy is now a primary 1 pupil at Government Central Primary school Ibeno, Akwa ibom state and photos of him on his first day at school were shared.
The house where Utibe lives with his mum and siblings is a ramshackle hut made of raffia palms and looked ready to fall any minute. Good news is, Sham Rock revealed that Davido has promised to sort out accommodation for Utibe and his family. The singer also acknowledged the little boy by sharing a photo of him on his Instagram and wrote:
“OBO GOT YOU FOR LIFE KID!!! NOTHING MAKES ME MORE THAT U FINALLY GET TO START SCHOOL!! 30 billion for ur account oooo!!!! 🙏 WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS!!”
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Nice of Davido!
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