Cut your beard before you ban dreadlocks — Daddy Showkey tells Niger’s Governor Bago

Ace Nigerian musician Daddy Showkey has criticised the Niger State governor, Umar Bago, for ordering security operatives to arrest any individuals with dreadlocks.

DAILY POST reports that Governor Bago gave the instruction in Minna during a security meeting on Tuesday.

He explained that the measure is part of his government’s efforts to curb the resurgence of insecurity in Minna, the state capital.

However, reacting to the declaration in an Instagram post on Thursday, Daddy Showkey, who is known for his signature dreadlocks, questioned whether dreadlocks were the…