Popular Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has come under heavy criticism on social media after commenting on the recent school abduction incident in Oyo State.

The singer had shared a video where she expressed deep concern over the attack, which reportedly led to the forceful abduction of schoolchildren. During the incident, a teacher was also said to have lost his life, while disturbing clips from the scene circulated online and sparked widespread outrage.

In her video, Tiwa Savage said she only became aware of the incident after seeing a post by fellow musician Spyro. She explained that she was shocked the matter had not gained much attention online, considering how serious it was.

She also revealed that while trying to get more information, she came across a post by media personality KieKie, who stated that the incident actually happened nearly two weeks earlier.

“The kidnapping that happened in Oyo State, it was just yesterday that Spyro was speaking about it, that I heard about it. I tried to reach out to some people to know the background story because it was not trending. I saw KieKie’s post, and she said it was almost two weeks ago,” she said.

However, her comments triggered mixed reactions on X (formerly Twitter), with many users accusing her of reacting too late to the situation.

Some critics claimed she had not been attentive enough to national issues, while others went further to allege political bias, describing her as “pro-Tinubu,” and suggesting that some celebrities only speak up when there is public pressure.

A section of social media users also mocked her emotional tone in the video, sarcastically saying she “deserved an award” for her reaction.

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@Talk2Exponent, "There is nothing to pray about. Call out the government you dine with to fix up or shut the f^ck up."

@UtdTalkCentral, "She saw people calling her out and decided to say something, deep down she doesn't care"

@IsNizy, "God will using all of you that can’t call out the president because you are all in bed with his son. Foolish celebrities."

@_adepejuh, "Did we not see you dine with president tinubu some days ago"

@its_meech01, "LOL. No need for a performance when nobody’s watching. We know whose side you are on, Tiwa."

@ClefBadboy, "You get their number, aunty call them no come dey form yeye sympathy for here."

@Stephen19955, "We should individually address ourselves and put ourselves in order before we could change the system of the Nigerian."

@GabrielUjah6, "It's inhumane for you to say you are just hearing about the kidnapping. Which means you have not heard about the beheading na. Celebrities in Nigeria are so useless. You followed them to London to snap pictures with King Charles so can't speak for the victims. Rubbish"

Tiwa Savage speaking about the heartbreaking kidnapping of students and teachers in Oyo state. Praying for their safe return and for strength for every family affected. No child or teacher should ever have to go through this.💔🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/DAXEcj4dRw

— 𝗧𝗶𝘄𝗮 Savage World⚔️ (@savagesourcee) May 27, 2026