By: Akeem Adeyemi.

Popular Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa, has triggered widespread reactions after boldly declaring that he relies on traditional spiritual practices, commonly labelled as juju or voodoo, to sustain his success, rejecting what he described as societal hypocrisy.

The Fuji star made the controversial statement while performing at the 52nd birthday celebration of veteran Nollywood actor, Fatai Odua, popularly known as Lalude, on March 30, 2026.

A viral video of the moment surfaced online on Wednesday, capturing Osupa in a relaxed yet provocative exchange with his backup singers during a live stage performance.

In what appeared to be both advice and subtle criticism, Osupa urged members of his backup team to embrace spiritual assistance to sharpen their memory after observing their struggle to keep pace with his lyrics.

The singer went further to list items associated with such practices, insisting that engaging in them does not automatically make one a fetishist, but could instead serve as a tool for personal improvement.

Doubling down on his stance, Osupa revealed that he had previously been urged to deny involvement in supernatural practices publicly, but he refused—choosing transparency over image management.

“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,” he said.

The musician also admitted to consistently paying homage to Ifa, reinforcing his open alignment with indigenous belief systems.

“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,” he added.

In a sarcastic swipe at critics, Osupa questioned whether conventional medicine could replace spiritual practices in achieving success.

“If I don’t engage in voodoo, what else should I have employed? Is it Phensic or Panadol that will make me successful?” he quipped.

He concluded by accusing many of secretly engaging in similar practices while publicly denying it, insisting that he simply refuses to live a double life.

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