Nigerian singer, known as Bella Shmurda, has been challenged by netizens following his revelation in an interview that he has stopped smoking.

The Leader of “Dangbana republic” in the latest episode of ‘In My Opinion’ podcast, said four years ago he had stopped smoking, because of anxiety. According to him, he was getting scared of the future. However, he still takes cigarettes and liquor.

The Afrobeat singer claimed  that contrary to reports that smoking of weed boosts creativity, it never helped his creativity as it was affecting him in the studio and he was becoming lost.

“I don’t smoke Igbo [weed]. I used to but I started having anxieties smoking weed. I started getting scared of the future.

“So, four years ago, I stopped smoking weed. I just take cigarettes and liquor. It wasn’t helping the creativity in my case”.

“Everything I was doing when I was smoking weed, I was having anxieties. At a point, it was affecting me in the studio. I would just be lost in the middle. It wasn’t working anymore. I just have to stop. That was earlier in my career. It wasn’t helping.”

His comment section was flooded as many tackled him questioning the difference between weed and cigarettes.

Rachel Osigwe wrote, “Igbo better pass cigarettes self.

Olamik wrote, “Person says e no dey smoke Igbo but e dey smoke cigarettes.

Vyan wrote, “All of them no be smoke? Asking respectfully. Weed, cigarettes, etc are they not the same.

Eddyson wrote, “You stop smoking weed but you smoke cigarettes. Bella you’re a smoker”.

Some weeks back, A singer and artist Gabriel Othe Amanyi, popularly know as Terry G celebrated a significant personal milestone—100 days of abstinence.

Terry G, shared a video of himself expressing his joy and gratitude, disclosing that he marked the 100th day since he had abstained from anything smoking, as he showed off his new look.

Reality TV star  and Bigbrothee Naija housemate, Soma, in a recent development has come on social media to cry out on how to help him quit smoking.

Soma expressed his willingness to quit while he further revealed how difficult the habit was. He went on to ask past smokers who quit how they had been able to successfully quit.

Many netizens took to his comment section on Twitter to share helpful advice and knowledge on how he can cope with smoking.

Meanwhile, Naira Marley offered a prayer to God over his addiction to smoking, revealing that he didn’t want to quit smoking as he pleaded with God not to allow him see anything that would make him stop smoking.

Joining him, Kizz Daniel had returned to his old habit of smoking which he had publicly denounced.

In addition, Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy revealed he turned down a $5 million deal to perform in the United Arab Emirates, UAE because he wouldn’t be allowed to smoke weed over there.

He mentioned how the Emirate law had prohibited smoking in parks, beaches, and all public recreational areas in Dubai, he also made it known that he can’t go to any place where he would be restricted from smoking.