Tems responded to a fan asking why she won’t return to Uganda.
The Nigerian singer explained her reason during a Q&A session on Tuesday (Nov. 25) when a fan asked about returning to the African country. "What’s the lore behind you not coming to Uganda? #AskTems," the fan asked.
Tems simply replied to the inquiry with a screenshot of a photo captioned, "Nigerian singer Tems appearing before court in Uganda."
In 2023, the Nigerian singer reflected on being arrested and spending two nights in a Ugandan prison, calling the ordeal "so scary."
Tems appeared on Angie Martinez’s show to discuss her December 2020 Uganda concert, which violated COVID-19 social distancing rules despite the organizer claiming all permits were in order.
“We didn’t break the rules but it was basically like set up,” she told Martinez. “After the show, the police came, they weren’t in uniforms. They just knocked on my hotel door—we were eating lunch or dinner, my manager and I. And they just came and said we should follow them … so [my manager] went with them, but they came back upstairs to pick me up.”
Tems continued, “That was so scary. I spent two nights in jail. … I thought I wasn’t gonna come out. I thought … I was seeing this for a reason. Maybe this is for me to help these people in this prison. It was crazy, I’m not gonna lie.”
Tems also addressed the incident on X, tweeting on Dec. 13, 2021, “This very day Last Year, I was sitting in prison in Uganda bonding with women and kids. I almost can’t believe the things I’ve seen so far. All I can say is God is too awesome and He will always have the last and final laugh.”
