Azeez Fashola, Nigerian singer better known as Naira Marley, has stirred up the hornet’s nest on social media platforms over his thoughts on the novel coronavirus.

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The talented singer took to his Twitter page on Monday to ask his followers to retweet his post if they’re among those who don’t believe in COVID-19.

His tweet, which has garnered nearly 8,500 likes — as of the time this report was filed — didn’t go down well with a number of users who registered their annoyance on the microblogging platform.

The tweet also comes at a time when Nigeria recorded its first death from the killer virus.

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“But has naira Marley ever been a positive influence? Were we expecting any different? Listen to the kind of music he makes, you really can’t give what you don’t have its simple Man has never been a bright fellow,” a Twitter user said.

“Naira Marley is looking for attention. Trying to get more infamous. He’ll soon release a song about Corona Virus. Don’t take him seriously. He’s our well-paid clown,” another user said.

Here is what some Nigerians had to say:

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