₦airaland Forum

On 4 September last year (1984), minutes before leaving the country for an extensive tour of the US, Fela Anikulapo Kuti was arrested at the airport of Lagos due to an attempt at smuggling foreign currency out of the country. “He who emanates greatness, carries death in his pouch and cannot die” is what this controversial African musician called himself. But the Nigerian authorities took this for granted and took him to court for the 451st time in ten years.

Fela was supposed to have carried 1600 English pounds with him instead of the maximum amount of 50 that one person is allowed to take out of the country. An accusation that Fela’s defense did not deny but explained by pointing to the 45 people in the retinue of the musician. And 1600 divided by 45 is nowhere near 50. This did not impress the judges who sentenced Fela to five years imprisonment. When he has served this sentence he will be 51. But if the man will survive the circumstances

and treatment in a Nigerian jail remains doubtful. It appears his health has deteriorated frightfully in the last three months.


http://www.afrobeatmusic.net/html/fela_s_pre-conviction_intervie.html

yarimo:
Op Don't engage yourself in any criminal activities , nobody should be above the law. Throwback KO free kick NI

In Buhari' consciousness Any Opposition = looters [Buhari Dictionary]


http://www.nan.ng/news/looted-funds-enable-opposition-with-mischief-power/

yarimo:
Op Don't engage yourself in any criminal activities , nobody should be above the law. Throwback KO free kick NI

yarimo:
Op Don't engage yourself in any criminal activities , nobody should be above the law. Throwback KO free kick NI

booblacain:
Buhari is not the law. The law is truth, justice and fairness.

three:
Cooking up spurious allegations to cage political opponents or dissenting voices will NOT augur well for anyone, Buhari and his supporters inclusive.

A day will come for reaping.

A lot of people forget or do not know who Robesperrie is, the revolution that he fueled consumed him.

"Those who fail to learn from history are bound to repeat it"

It's so tragic that some are so short sighted.

peeps4u:
While reading and following Saraki's latest ordeals with police as related with Offa robbery case, I stumbled on this throwback headline of Fela being also charged with robbery and flogged during the era of Buhari's military administration because Fela was a critic of his government then.


If you never witnessed 1983, this is another 1983 in 2018.

peeps4u:
While reading and following Saraki's latest ordeals with police as related with Offa robbery case, I stumbled on this throwback headline of Fela being also charged with robbery and flogged during the era of Buhari's military administration because Fela was a critic of his government then.


If you never witnessed 1983, this is another 1983 in 2018.

NORSIYK:
Can a leopard change its spot? Definitely NO. boo.hari has been a vindictive person all his life.

yarimo:
So assuming EVANS the notorious kidnapper opposed buhari before he was captured, that means you will still claim it is cooking up spurious allegations against him. Please stop taking TRAMADOL before posting in a public forum. SARAKI is a human being he can choose to be criminal