Burna Boy Criticizes Nigeria’s Origins, Calls Country a ‘British Company’

Nigerian music star Burna Boy has described Nigeria as “collateral damage” and a mere extension of British colonial interests.

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Speaking during his recent interview with Tidal, the singer called Nigeria a Royal Niger company for the British.

In a video from the interview that has since gone viral on social media, the Grammy-winning artist did not hold back in his critique of Nigeria’s origins. He argued that Nigeria, as a nation, was never meant to exist in the first place and that it was essentially a creation of British colonial powers for the sole purpose of resource extraction.

Burna Boy emphasized that Nigerians are suffering from the consequences of poor governance and external influences.

“We were not even supposed to be Nigerians in the first place. We are the Royal Niger company. So, we are basically a company for the British to take resources and go for Britain.

“Then somewhere along the line, the company decided to buy the whole place and amalgamate it.

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“So at the end of the day, the people that sell the place and the people that buy the place to them are the winners. While the rest of the people are collateral damage,” he said