Buju Banton, the popular Jamaican reggae legend, has revealed that he has Igbo heritage.
Speaking recently on the ‘Drink
Champs’ podcast co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN, Banton stated that his tribe,
Maroons originated from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.
He lamented that their
Indigenous land is now being threatened by the current Jamaican government
which is bringing Chinese and other foreigners into their region to displace
them.
He said, “Our Indigenous way of
life and our land are being threatened by the current government of Jamaica
which seeks to bring Chinese and other nationalities into the Cockpit region
which is an Indigenous sacred region to usurp us the Maroons as the warriors.
“Maroons are some of the
Indigenous warriors on my Island. We fought the British relentlessly. We are
called Blackmaroons. My generation originated from Nigeria. I am an Igbo man
according to my bloodline.”
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