Jamaican music icon, Buju Banton, has shared that he has ancestral ties to the Igbo tribe in Nigeria.
During a recent interview on the ‘Drink Champs’ podcast hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN, Buju Banton mentioned that his Maroon tribe originated from the Igbo tribe in Nigeria.
He expressed concern about the Jamaican government allowing the influx of Chinese and other foreigners into their territory, which is posing a threat to their ancestral land.
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.”
Watch the clip below: