Renowned Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has urged celebrities and their fans to work with the government to help millions of people struggling to survive in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria.

The Lagos-based Afrobeat star said he wanted to raise awareness among young Nigerians and encourage them to demand a greater humanitarian response, having visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Monday. “People need to have a sense of the reality in the northeast – from people walking around hungry to mothers with malnourished children,” Kuti said, during his visit.

“I hope more celebrities will visit and engage with their fans,” Kuti told the Thomson Reuters Foundation after accompanying the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on visits to local communities hosting the displaced and a health clinic.

“Then, more people will see what is going on, share it on social media, and put pressure on the government to do more.”Boko Haram’s insurgency has killed about 15,000 people and forced more than two million to flee their homes since 2009. The Nigerian army, backed up by neighbours, has retaken most areas held by the Islamist militants.

Yet the jihadist group has stepped up attacks and suicide bombings in the past few weeks as the end of the rainy season facilitates movements in the bush.

While calling on more support and aid for people in the northeast, Kuti said he was struck by the generosity of local communities towards those uprooted by the insurgency. “It is heartening to see so many displaced people welcomed into the homes of local families … and community elders offering to give up land to displaced for farming,” Kuti said.

In Maiduguri, which has seen its population almost triple to five million in recent years, there are signs a sense of normality is gradually returning to the city.

The curfew has been pushed back to 10p.m. from 6p.m. and clubs are packed and pulsating as DJs play the tunes of artists like Kuti and his late father Fela, the 1970s Afrobeat pioneer.

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Please Mr Kuti be careful because there might be another accidental discharge from a BURATAI JET BOMBER hovering above u... You know PMB is tired of feeding the IDP.

Who has fairly used flat screen TV for sale?

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He tried, for him to gather mind enter that place means so nice to me, cause me I nor try am. Tuface, Davido, Dbanj, Olamide etc can u try this? If ur mind nor de there nor goooooo.

Good of you

Ftc . Noooo

nice

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small time now u go see poster showing femi kuti for president

Eyya Femi...show of love from the son of the greatest musician ever from the shores of africa.
FELA lives !

thanks for doing that

Angry kids will probably end up as human bombs too

How much the guy drop?

Thankz to femi!!!!
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All those shouting one nigeria should do what Femi kuti have done!!.........go and visit the IDPs!!!

buharimustlive:
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How old are you?

SeniorZato:
How much the guy drop?

Why is that important to you?
Do you want to match it?

Ok

seguno2:


How old are you?

You are just perpetually pained.

May God help Africa from man made disasters from the use of religion and politics, see what has happened to people for no faults of theirs.
If people provide for them, it will be stolen from them. Life is not just fair, they happen to be in that location and become victims.
May God protect us all, Amen.

Qmerit:
He tried, for him to gather mind enter that place means some nice to me. Tuface, Davido, Dbanj, Olamide etc can u try this? If ur mind nor de there nor goooooo.

I hear say Tuface wan lead nationwide protest against government.

This may sound really stupid but I still gotta say all na for show

My philosophy states that "Showing off of 'gifts' to the less privileged on social media is attention seeking and usually ego boosting"

Muna Garage?

faaz24:

I hear say Tuface wan lead nationwide protest against government.

Hahahahahaha

Everybody is looking for cheap popularity.This is d same Femi Kuti that almost killed some U-15 boys playing football in 2003 inside Agidingbi primary school.He came in with his thugs n started beating n maiming everyone in sight including d boys on d field cos of the info he got that someone beat his son(Made) who was outside d pitch playing.He proved with his utterances that day that he is not a friend of d poor. He is an oppressor.

Aii8

Nice one sir

Qmerit:


Hahahahahaha

E no funny o, d guy mean am. I think he will lead with all his baby mamas and their kids plus Annie and kids too.

Koshemani02:
Everybody is looking for cheap popularity.This is d same Femi Kuti that almost killed some U-15 boys playing football in 2003 inside Agidingbi primary school.He came in with his thugs n started beating n maiming everyone in sight including d boys on d field cos of the info he got that someone beat his son(Made) who was outside d pitch playing.He proved with his utterances that day that he is not a friend of d poor. He is an oppressor.

Well, I think this is a wrong place for this comment ok, you would ve create a post for this since 2003 with proofs and see what people would say about it!

Koshemani02:
Everybody is looking for cheap popularity.This is d same Femi Kuti that almost killed some U-15 boys playing football in 2003 inside Agidingbi primary school.He came in with his thugs n started beating n maiming everyone in sight including d boys on d field cos of the info he got that someone beat his son(Made) who was outside d pitch playing.He proved with his utterances that day that he is not a friend of d poor. He is an oppressor.

you are an uncouth tout,so a man is an oppressor for defending his child from miscreants?

Koshemani02:
Everybody is looking for cheap popularity.This is d same Femi Kuti that almost killed some U-15 boys playing football in 2003 inside Agidingbi primary school.He came in with his thugs n started beating n maiming everyone in sight including d boys on d field cos of the info he got that someone beat his son(Made) who was outside d pitch playing.He proved with his utterances that day that he is not a friend of d poor. He is an oppressor.

Well, I think this is a wrong place for this comment ok, you would ve create a post for this since 2003 with proofs and see what people would say about it! So far so good 2003 is not yesterday he could ve repented.

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