Popular Fuji musician, Saheed Okunola, popularly called Saheed Osupa, has declared that he truly engages in voodoo to better his life and become successful.

Osupa disclosed while performing on stage at the 52nd-year celebration for veteran actor Fatai Odua, popularly known as Lalude, on March 30, 2026.

In the now-trending video on Wednesday, the popular Fuji star was seen advising his backup singers to resort to voodoo to aid their remembrance, as they appeared not to be keeping pace with his musical delivery during the stage performance.

He then revealed the items expected of them to take while clarifying that the effort does not make them fetish but only aids their well-being.

Speaking further, Osupa revealed that someone had even advised him a while ago to deny using supernatural powers, fondly called juju. Still, he shunned the suggestion.

“Somebody told me one time to grant an interview, denying that I’m a fetish person, but I told him that I am, and why should I deny it. I didn’t kill anyone with my juju or commit evil with it. I am only looking for how to progress. Nothing more.

“That’s why anytime I wake, I always pay obeisance to my Ifa. I don’t know the deity beyond it, because it is worth paying homage to.

“If I don’t engage in voodoo, what else should I have employed. Is it Phensic or Panadol that will make me successful? It is not good to be poor and still not live a good life. Even if one is not enormously rich but should enjoy comfort,” he hilariously said.

The Fuji star continued that everybody engages in juju, adding that while some openly make their own, others do theirs behind the scenes.

“Everybody practises voodoo. While some hide behind the scenes to do theirs, I do mine in the open. All those talks of mine that I rely solely on the Bible and the Quran are pure lies,” he said.

His claim has, nonetheless, drawn sharp criticism across all quarters, especially among Islamic clerics who highly rate the singer, with many discrediting his assertion that everyone practices juju.

A cleric identified as Alagusiy on TikTok, who claimed to be an Islamic speaker, dissociated from using juju as claimed by the singer, while advising that he (Osupa) shun the act because it wasn’t juju that brought him this far.

“You don’t need to be promoting Ifa because there are a lot of Muslims who believe so much in you and follow your footsteps. Please return to God, he’s the one who made you famous and rich. Not Ifa or juju that you engage in. Even if you don’t pray or engage in anything fetish, God has already destined you to be great,” he said.

Another cleric, identified as Uwais Lukman, on TikTok, said Osupa was never religious, as people judged him to be, because he still engages in music with active instruments to promote it, which is un-Islamic.

“Musicians are never seen as people who are on the right path because they can promote one religion today and another tomorrow. It is their job. For the simple fact that he still engages in music with instruments to promote it makes him less of a Muslim,” he said.

Another Islamic commentator identified as General Tom said Osupa has engaged in so much voodoo that he now disrespects God.

He added that Osupa’s claim may have arisen from the fact that the juju he engages in is what he got when he approached some clerics for a better life.

In a sharp reply to the critics who have condemned him for his claim on Tuesday, the veteran Fuji musician said he has never faulted any of the holy books, and that he knows both Jesus and Prophet Muhammad are of God, but decries the eye service many people are employing in the matter.

Although Osupa did not denounce the juju claim he made on the stage, nor did he cite any cleric for their comment on his personality.

Before now, the Fuji star had always referred to his encounter with several priests for spiritual help while performing on stage. (The PUNCH)

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