Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, who is nominated for a Grammy, has pushed the federal government and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to act decisively against the military in order to prevent a coup.
The contentious musician was responding to the taunts sent towards the Governor by some soldiers who have not yet been named, for detaining one of their comrades for a traffic infraction.
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He pointed out that politicians would likewise be negatively impacted if the military’s excesses are not restrained.
In addition, Kuti made fun of the troops for allegedly threatening to “humiliate” social media personality VeryDarkMan for supporting Sanwo-Olu’s stance and claiming that the military only intimidates citizens while fleeing terrorist attack.
“I didn’t want to speak on this exact matter but when I opened my Instagram this morning, I saw a video of one of the unruly soldiers threatening to humiliate VeryDarkMan for making comment on Sanwo-Olu’s arrest of one of their colleagues,” the singer said in a video message to fans during an Instagram live session. Consider living in a free nation.
“You folks don’t comprehend anything, Sanwo-Olu and company. Do you believe that you politicians are safe from these youngsters in the military? Are you still unaware of what a military coup is? If you don’t perform your job right now, put an end to the military’s impunity, confine them to their barracks, and deal with their fckups whenever they fck up. In the event that a soldier misbehaves, ensure that the barracks commander is attached to is removed.
Will they only kill Fela’s family if you don’t treat them that way? You’re not understanding since my grandma Fumilayo Kuti was killed by unknown soldiers, according to the government. Because they were carrying out a government directive, they killed my grandmother and threw her out the window.
“The administration said they were all unidentified soldiers and protected them all. Governor, they are now threatening you. They are now threatening politicians in addition to people, the roles have been reversed.
Let me now speak with the soldier who was posing a threat to VeryDarkMan. I, Seun, am warning you all that you will not be at rest if you take any action over VDM. You can only display your strength in front of citizens; in the face of Boko Haram, you flee. You implore Nigerians and citizens to help you battle terrorists if Boko Haram opens fire.
