Wizkid Sings against Police Brutality in Nigeria
Nigerian music star, Wizkid on Thursday, November 19, 2020, during his performance at YouTube Originals’ A Day In The Live, in which he headlined, sang against the police brutality in the country.
While his stage background was displaying #EndSARS related contents, Wizkid, during his performance of Ojuelegba, his 2014 hit single, referenced the protest against police brutality in Nigeria.
As he melodiously sang the lyrics of the single, he tweaked it a little bit, saying “Ni Ojuelegba o, SARS burst my brother’s…”
Wizkid is among the celebrities who have been actively lending their voices to the #EndSARS protest.
Revealing why he’s been aggressively involved in the agitation, Wizkid said he’s bothered about police brutality in Nigeria because of his loved ones.
The music star explained that he has producers and cousins, who are at risk of experiencing it every time they leave their houses.
His words: “I believe if you are young and you grew up in Nigeria there is no way you have not suffered police brutality except your father is Obasanjo. It’s an issue that affects everyone. It affects you, it affects me, it affects my family, it affects my friends.
“I have producers and cousins that are on the road every day. I feel like it is going to be a big shame for anyone in this generation in any field you do not open your mouth and speak about the things that are happening in Nigeria. This SARS situation is even our smallest problem in Nigeria that’s why we should not be scared.
“Imagine police killing someone as the smallest problem in Nigeria? We don’t have food, we don’t have light. The things that we don’t have is even too much. I feel like it has to get to a point where the people know their power and speak out about certain things. I’m just doing my own little part even though I’m not Martin Luther King. I’m just speaking about something that concerns me personally.”
