JAMAICAN dancehall star Buju Banton has traced his roots to the Igbo tribe in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria.
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.
Buju Banton, however, expressed deep concern over the current situation in his country, Jamaica where he claimed that indigenous Maroon lands are under threat.
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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