Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died 29 years ago today.
In a 1976 interview with Spear magazine, he spoke about his vision for a truly independent Africa that empowered all its people.
He said, "Let us go and re-read the black man's history and adopt the ideology of Pan-Africanism. It entails the recognition of the equality of man; it gives everybody the chance to try out his brain, to make himself a better man; it sees that everybody has enough of the good things of life and that we, as Africans, love one another.
"The facts that make me original today are facts I gather from books on true African history. I know myself. You will never know where you are going unless you know where you are coming from. You must discover yourself.
"Africans today have been put where we are by colonialism, slave trade and brainwashing tactics of foreign religion. This is why we need a new ideology.
"Our government should fight for the abolition of borders in Africa and for the adoption of a uniform currency, of the same value, all through Africa."
JUSTICE DELIVERED: TROOPS ARREST KILLERS OF SOLDIER, RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested three suspects linked to the ambush that k!11£d a soldier and injured another in May. The arrest was the result of a coordinated interstate operation spanning Rivers, Delta, and Imo states.
THE SUSPECTS:
♦️ Albert Tony (aka "Chiboy")
♦️ Temple Eburua (aka "Marathon")
♦️ Vitalis Eburua (aka "Onowu")
They fled to Port Harcourt, then relocated to Oleh, Delta State, with the help of an associate, Mr. Abire, who was arrested on July 30. He led troops to the suspects, who were apprehended in a dawn raid on July 31.
RECOVERED FROM THE SUSPECTS:
✅ 1 AK‑47 rifle (stolen from slain soldier).
✅ 2 AK‑47 magazines.
✅ 1 FN rifle & 2 FN magazines.
✅ 3 additional AK‑47 rifles.
✅ 9 AK‑47 magazines.
✅ 1 pistol with magazine.
✅ 194 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammo.
✅ 45 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammo.
✅ 1 fragmentation jacket
This operation is a major breakthrough not just in arresting the killers of a soldier, but in recovering the service weapons stolen from him. The message is clear: attack our troops, and we will hunt you across state lines.
NO SAFE HAVEN. NO IMPUNITY.
Update:
Residents later pleaded with the suspected thi€f, assuring him they would not att@ck him. He eventually allowed them to come closer but refused to surrender the knife he was carrying😭🙆🤯
In 1976, DRUM magazine documented jungle justice across Nigeria, with crowds beating people accused of theft or other crimes without trial, investigation or evidence. Some, like the young man pictured here, survived the mob justice, but many others did not.
The magazine observed: "It happens over much of Nigeria, especially in Lagos, capital city of Africa's most sophisticated nation, centre of a vast, rich country, centre of vicious, thoughtless bloodletting. Police have warned against such instant reprisals."
Over time he has become a remarkable disgrace to the Army, Nation etc….is he better than all the dead soldiers,imams and citizens that were killed even in mosques?….
Saudi Arabia had been actively promoting Wahhabism to erase Sufism in Nigeria since the 1960s–1970s through scholarships, the University of Medina, and funding for local movements led by Abubakar Gumi. Most retarded Nigerian-Muslims don't even know this.
Damn right Captain,in fact last I checked I live and am a citizen of a secular country, I actively n subconsciously don’t care what my homies n school mates worship…let go!!!
🛑🇧🇫- Captain Ibrahim Traore on why the government wants to control the flow of international students.
He said they are currently counting the number of Burkinabè students who are studying overseas. Out of 1000 students in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, over 800 of them left the country without the government knowing.
Our embassy over there has no record of them. And guess what those 800 people are studying? Charia law and Islamic laws and none of them is learning a trade.
So, he asked: where are they intending to apply those laws? In Burkina Faso 🇧🇫? Not here. Captain said he is going to bring them back home, and if they refuse, then they are no longer Burkinabè.
Will your country ever address this? Radical islam is a cancer that needs to be addressed. If we pretend as if it’s not a threat to Africa, we are just fooling ourselves. Terrorism started with them. Remember, the imperialists are always using religion and ethnicism to divide Africans.
🛑🇧🇫- Captain Ibrahim Traore on why the government wants to control the flow of international students.
He said they are currently counting the number of Burkinabè students who are studying overseas. Out of 1000 students in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, over 800 of them left the country without the government knowing.
Our embassy over there has no record of them. And guess what those 800 people are studying? Charia law and Islamic laws and none of them is learning a trade.
So, he asked: where are they intending to apply those laws? In Burkina Faso 🇧🇫? Not here. Captain said he is going to bring them back home, and if they refuse, then they are no longer Burkinabè.
Will your country ever address this? Radical islam is a cancer that needs to be addressed. If we pretend as if it’s not a threat to Africa, we are just fooling ourselves. Terrorism started with them. Remember, the imperialists are always using religion and ethnicism to divide Africans.
Since YCee has awakened Nigerians to the “Olodo uprising” debate, here’s a report on how the big tech giants weaponize their algorithms to dumb down the Nigerian/African population.
It’s my favorite report for the @Spearhead_Af from last year, but evergreen. Make sure you follow the @Spearhead_Af for more of this every single day.
The documentary that has had the very worst people on the entire continent of Africa hollering like dogs since the trailer came out 2 weeks ago.
Available here in full: