Nigeria, April 8 -- Fuji legend Akorede "Saheed Osupa" Okunola has stirred controversy online after revealing the role of traditional African practices in his rise to fame.

While performing at the 52nd on-stage celebration of veteran actor Fatai "Lalude" Odua on 30 March, he claimed that his success in the music industry was tied to such rituals.

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, he asked two of his band members to use the "Isoye" charm to sharpen their minds for their work.

Saheed Osupa added that these practices were, in his opinion, more beneficial than conventional medicine prescribed by doctors.

He mentioned seven "Kuluso" and seven "Atare", stressing that these were not fetish objects but tools meant for pers...