“Trump is not your business” Wizkid blasts President Buhari over his silence on #EndSARS campaign
Nigerian music star, Wizkid on Sunday blasted the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for wishing US President, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, quick and full recovery from Covid-19.
In a tweet posted via his Twitter page, the music star told Buhari to leave Donald Trump alone and do something about the brutal killings of Nigerian youths in the country by police/SARS.
He wrote “Donald Trump is not your business! Old man! Police/Sarz still killing Nigerian youth on a daily! Do something! Nothing concern u for America! Face your country!”
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct 2 tweeted “I wish US President, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, quick and full recovery from Covid-19.”
The Afrobeats star didn’t stop there, he went on to address the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu and reminded him of his promise to always look out for young people.
“Mr Governor! I met with you December 2019! You expressed how proud you are of the entertainment industry and all we do. Pls do something let’s be proud of you too abeg ! #Endsars!!”.
Reports of men of SARS illegally kidnapping young people and extorting huge sums of money from them has triggered a lot of controversy in the country.
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The Nigeria Police Force’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been under attack over alleged killings of Nigerian youths suspected to be internet fraudsters.
In a recent incident, SARS came under heavy attack on social media after its operatives allegedly shot dead a young man in front of a hotel in the Ughelli area of Delta State.
Some prominent voices like the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, and a global rights group, Amnesty International have condemned the recurring SARS brutality, calling on the Federal Government to reform SARS. The #EndSARS campaign has now dominated the Nigerian social media sphere as other celebrities like Davido, Naira Marley, Runtown, Falz, Tiwa Savage, Peruzzi among others have also shown support for the movement.
Similarly, BBNaija 2020 winner, Laycon, also joined the conversation by reposting an old rap video in which he condemned police brutality.
