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Nigerian
artistes and comedians have condemned the lynching of four students of
the University of Port Harcourt by some residents of Aluu community in
Rivers State.
Those who kicked against the killings are ace
comedian, Ali Baba, Stella Monye, Sound Sultan, Tuface Idibia, Atorise,
Nkem Owoh, K1, Omotola Jalade-Ekinde, Muma G, Weird MC, Jimmy Jatt,
P-Square and Tiwa Savage.
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, had to cancel an
appointment with a radio station in France, where he is currently on
tour, after he saw the video of the gruesome murder of the students.
“I have seen the video of the lynching. It goes to
show how successive governments in Nigeria have destroyed the minds of
the people through bad leadership. Now, it seems to some people that
taking the lives of fellow countrymen and women has become as natural as
looting the national treasury with impunity and without regard for law
and order.
“I mourn the death of these four young
undergraduates. I am so ashamed right now that Nigeria has become a
jungle where life has no meaning to the majority that have been robbed
of their share of the commonwealth by corrupt leaders,” he said.
In his reaction to the killings, D’Banj said, “I woke
up to yet another avoidable tragedy. Four young men, Lloyd, Ugo, Tekena
and Chidiaka, all undergraduates with great dreams and a promising
future, were brutally murdered. After watching the video, something died
inside of me. Although my heart goes to their parents, this is our
collective loss as a nation and Nigerian youths. We are not a nation of
barbarians, so, we must ensure that justice prevails.”
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