9th October, 2020
By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon
Angry Nigerian protestors have called out Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy over his silence on the call for the scrapping of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS).
His name is trending on Twitter alongside #EndSARS with over 80,000 tweets.
Nigerians are agitating for the scrapping of the highly-criticised Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), widely accused of unlawful arrests, torture and murder.
Earlier, Omoyele Sowore, the convener of RevolutionNow protest had invited the singer, to a protest scheduled for October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day.
Burna, however, declined the invitation, stating that all Nigerian politicians are the same and he trusts none of them including Sowore.
Below are some of the tweets found on Twitter directed at Burna Boy
Burna has to be called out because he exploited & profited off the "voice of the people", "Fela reincarnated" narrative he used to push his brand & music.
Its convenient to be an African giant when fighting for Coachella font but not when people are actually dying?
What a mess
— Asiri Ina (@TheAhmd_) October 9, 2020
On Burnaboy:
I think Burna has a superiority complex. He thinks no one in Nigeria understands the true meaning of freedom. To him, the entire #EndSarsProtests is performative, and the real fight has not begun.
The question is, what exactly is the real fight?
— Your Daddy (@ToyosiGodwin) October 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/DannyWalta/status/1314628977303138308