Nigerian-American singer Jidenna Theodore Mobisson says he had to
bring in a lot of AK47s and employ military commandos when he came to
Nigeria for his fathers
burial. In an interview with music channel, VladTV, Jidenna said in
Nigeria, light skinned people are more likely to be kidnapped than dark
skinned people as they are seen as more valuable. Who is this guy again?
Sure you're a classic man? Lol. With this kind of statement, people
will think Nigeria is so bad. What he said below
"I have
had a particular type of upbringing that is not the traditional.
Whatever the traditional is for a light skinned mixed African American. I
am Nigerian-American and more specifically I am Igbo American, Igbo
being
the ethnic group where I am from and that means you are in the South
East of Nigeria.
You are way from the city so it means when you go to
your village you are the only person or one of the few people that look
like you. In my case, our family is light. Therefore when we go to our
village, when I actually buried my father I had to bring in a lot of
AK47, I had to employ military commandos because when you are light
skinned, you are a heavier target for being kidnapped because you are
seen as more valuable. You are seen as white therefore you have money.
You are American therefore you have more money. If you have more money
then you are easy to kidnap and if you are easy to kidnap then we are
going to get you. So for me being light-skinned in Nigeria, in our
family, it was difficult. We have been hounded. We have been robbed. Our
family has been assaulted. We have had a lot of issues. You can say
these to a family that is dark skinned color. They may or may not have
these experiences but for us we have always been the target but when
you come to America, its the opposite. The police may look you over.
They may not pull out the gun faster the way they would have done if you
were darker"he said.
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