South African Grammy-winning singer, Tyla, has removed Lagos from the schedule of her APOP World Tour, days after her planned December 22 concert in Nigeria triggered calls for a boycott over renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.
A check by PUNCH Online on Tyla’s official tour website on Friday, showed that the Lagos stop, which was previously listed for December 22, had been removed from the itinerary.
The updated schedule retains all previously announced dates across Europe, North America and South Africa, but no longer includes Nigeria.
Tyla had unveiled the APOP World Tour, with Lagos listed as the only Nigerian stop before the tour concluded with performances in Cape Town on January 4 and Johannesburg on January 9.
The announcement sparked heated reactions on social media, with some Nigerians urging a boycott of the concert in protest against the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
Some social media users argued that no South African artiste should perform in Nigeria while reports of attacks on Nigerians continued, while others maintained that musicians should not be held responsible for political or social issues.
The controversy deepened on Thursday after activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, threatened to mobilise members of his “Ratel Movement” to stop the concert if it went ahead.
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