Zlatan Ibile’s partner defends son for calling street urchins ‘bad boys’

Davita Lamai, the partner of Nigerian singer, Zlatan has come to the defense of her son Shiloh following criticisms over a viral video.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Zlatan via social media shared a video of himself and Shiloh during a drive.

The video captured moment Shiloh scream in fear after a group of street boys approached the car and is seen begging the singer for alms.

Reacting, Zlatan asked why he was scared, Shiloh responded, “There’s too much bad boys.”

This statement sparked a debate on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

An X user named Oluwatise wrote, “This video lowkey is somehow. From the choice of accent he uses to speak to his child, to the labeling of poor people as ‘bad boys’, this could’ve been a teachable moment but Zlatan’s change in socioeconomic class has made him think he is removed from that part of society.”

In response, Davita took to her Instagram Story on Thursday to address the criticism.

“When it’s your own child, please allow them to get down from the car in that traffic and greet those boys one by one!

“Same boys that will mount your car, damage your car, and bang on the windows if you give them a chance. As you give one money, the rest will come and violently harass you,” she wrote.

Davita added, “Even me as an adult, if I’m driving alone and those boys crowd my car in traffic and start looking through the window, I am scared. What exactly is the teachable moment there? SMH.”