Nigerian singer and songwriter Simisola Kosoko, also known as Simi, has responded to controversy surrounding some of her old social media posts, stating that the comments were misinterpreted and unrelated to any improper conduct.

The reaction followed renewed online discussions after the singer spoke against rape amid conversations triggered by the Mirabel TikToker case, which recently gained traction on social media.

She said that men should stop raping women and rapists should be castrated, citing that almost every woman she knows has been sexually assaulted, which resulted in a social media battle between her and those with contradictory opinions

After days of backlash by trolls on the X app, Simi shared a statement via her social media page that artiste was alerted to the tweets she made years ago and felt compelled to provide context.

“I haven’t been on twitter today – but someone brought a few of my old tweets to my attention and I can’t not address it,” she wrote.

Simi explained that the posts dated back to 2012, a period she described as markedly different from her current public visibility.

According to her, she was living with her mother at the time and assisting at her mother’s daycare centre while building her music career.

“In 2012, I lived and helped out at my mom’s daycare while I was hustling my music. I tweeted everything that happened in my life, as we all did at the time,” she stated.

Addressing the nature of the posts, the singer said the tweets reflected casual observations about children at the daycare.

“Kids can be mischievous. If a child did something I found funny, I tweeted about it. Kids are cute and lovable. I want to hug, kiss and cuddle them. I tweet about it. Nothing I tweeted was from perversion,” she wrote.

She added that she would not allow her past comments to be “twisted” to support what she described as false narratives.

“What I can’t let anyone do is twist my story to fit false narratives,” she said.

Simi also disclosed that some of the posts had been removed due to the sensitivity of the situation.