Contributed commentary to this piece, here are my thoughts in full - Tempers are flaring, especially among Nigerians, over South Africa’s recent xenophobic campaigns against Nigerians in South Africa. These targeted retaliatory campaigns are not particularly new. There were also calls to boycott the recent hit Netflix show The Polygamist, adapted from Zimbabwean Sue Nyathi’s novel and co-directed by Akin Omotosho, a Nigerian living in South Africa. About 7 years ago, a similar vitriolic exchange between the late South African rapper AKA and Nigerian Burna Boy was instigated by xenophobic behaviours at the time. The pop culture/showbiz space is hardly the place to stoke these fires; it's also not the best place to douse them. In the absence of any meaningful diplomacy by either Nigeria or South Africa, popular music icons are targeted for their complicit silence. I don't think it is the duty of musicians to play overtly political or diplomatic roles. It is, in fact, irresponsible of anyone to ask them to. Tyla does not represent the South African Government; her silence does not mean she agrees with the xenophobic vigilantes of her home country; she should not be targeted for Nigeria’s failure to address issues concerning their citizens living in the Diaspora. I suppose Tyla is also being targeted for her recent successes winning Grammy Awards in African music categories.
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We got to the police station at Ikorodu, asking for the names of thr guilty policemen and they refused to give us the names.
They are trying to cover this up, but we have evidence.
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INCIDENT REPORT @PoliceNG@BenHundeyin@officialnyscng
On Saturday, 28th February, at about 10 AM, my girlfriend and I were on our way to Epe from Ikeja when we were stopped by officers from Ladegboye Police Station, Along Ijede Road, Ikorodu.
kindly provide the name of the boat, the route taken, the date and time of the incident, and any other relevant details that may assist in identifying the operator involved.
If you are consistently exposed to and follow people like this who look for faults in beautiful things, there is no way you won't start inviting foul mindset.
The most anodyne expression from a place of love is punctured.