As recounted by Laila Ijeoma on her blog www.lailasblog.com. Please read what I just found on the internet, guys.
Nigerian-American singer Jidenna had told the world
during his VLad interview that to protect himself
during his dad's burial in 2010, he had to bring a lot
of AK47s and employed military commandos because
in Nigeria, light skinned people are targeted by
kidnappers.
Well, guess what. Jidenna forgot to add that he also
crowdfunded for funds to even enable him come
back home.
I just got led to this article from 2010 on Fear &
Fancy, a social club that began in California 2006 and
has Jidenna as one of her founding members, where
Jide's team wrote a passionate appeal asking for
funds. Read the letter after the cut.
Dear friends,
On February 18, 2010, Chief Oliver Udemmadu
Ogbonnia Mobisson, Jidenna’s father, made the
transition from life to death. While he had been
battling several health issues, his death still
came as quite a shock to us all. Jidenna has since
returned home to Boston to be with his family.
The death of a father and husband is something
no one can ever prepare for, and the death of a
chief in the Igbo culture, of which the Mobissons
are a part, entails many specific responsibilities,
trips, and ceremonies. In the coming weeks,
Jidenna and his family will be taking on all of
these responsibilities, trips and ceremonies, with
little time and funding.
They have valiantly assumed these duties in the
face of their grief, but are still in great need of
help from each and every one of us in order to
do all that must be done. It is imperative that we
rise to the occasion, as they have, and offer
more than our condolences. There are very
specific needs that must be addressed, all of
which with we can help.
How You Can Help
The family must travel to Nigeria to bury
Professor Mobisson in his village of chieftaincy.
Jidenna needs to personally raise $3,000 in order
to cover his airfare and accommodations for this
trip. Any funds that you can allocate to this end
would be most helpful and most appreciated at
this time. In order to meet their needs, the
family is requesting such resources by April 1st.
For more information, please visit
www.OliverMobisson.org.
Other Ways to Help
If you cannot afford to give monetarily at this
time, there are many other ways you can help.
Another pressing need of both Jidenna and Fear
& Fancy is production. Jidenna is one of our
main producers for the EP/LP project that we
have been working on for the past 4-5 months.
Of course, given his current situation, he will not
be able to produce for an extended period of
time. Therefore, we are looking for anyone who
produces to send us production so that we
(Jidenna included) can continue our careers.
Jidenna has stressed to us his need to continue
to write and hear new music not only for the
project, but also for his emotional and spiritual
wellbeing. Music has always helped Jidenna to
express, cope with, and find creativity in the
challenges he faces in life, and now is certainly
no exception. Please send any production to
info@fearandfancy.com along with your name
and contact information so that we can thank
you personally.
If you have received this email, and have read
this far, it is because you have some connection
to Jidenna and the Mobisson family and have no
doubt been blessed, as we have, by their love,
friendship, and support. Their loss has given us
all a wonderful opportunity to give back and
show our appreciation to them. Thank you for
your time, prayers, and gifts in advance.
Sincerely,
Fear & Fancy

na. attention seeker he/she be jooor....

That guy na the most fake artiste i have come across...naby force to sing.

So? Just pray that God will not put you in situation that you will have to run from post to pillar looking for help and solution.
People are too quick to mock others.