- The singer stated that he was arrested because a show promoter, Brave T.Tey, allegedly scammed people with his name.
- Taking to his Instagram page, he called out the show promoter, calling him a thief and gave him 24 hours to pay up everyone he collected money from
Singer Hotkid has found himself in an unprecedented controversy after it was revealed that a cunning show promoter had been exploiting his name to deceive and defraud unsuspecting individuals.
The artist was left shocked and disappointed upon discovering the heinous ploy that had stained his reputation.

In an Instagram story, the artist detailed the ordeal and said that Brave T.Tey, a performance promoter, had scammed people under his name, which led to his arrest.
Hotkid wrote:
âAccumulatively collected over 10 million naira from different people! They came to arrest me for money I had no idea about because of this @brave_t.tey. Oloshi oloriburuku! Naso people dey enter wahala wey no be their own oo.â
In another post he wrote:
âWanted! He is a thief! Iâm giving you 24 hours to pay up the lady and everyone else you collected money from using my name, [or] else youâd hate yourself.â
In another story, Hotkid reveals Why he would never take Fireboyâs advise to stay away from girlsÂ
Fireboy had advised his junior colleague, Hotkid, to stay away from girls because they have the power to destroy lives.
Hotkid in response jokingly said he would have taken Fireboyâs advise seriously but he couldnât, because the former refers to himself as a playboy.
Hotkid wrote:
âFire boy said âHotkid stay away from girls, they corrode/destroy lifes)
Would have taken the advise but it came from someone who literally called himself a âPLAYBOYâ
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls Fireboy who recently revealed his father asked him to sign an undertaking to âblowâ in two years or return home spoke about his dating life.
The Peru hitmaker stated that referring to himself as a playboy means he wants to have fun and not in the same way people refer to the world.