Seun Kuti, a well-known Nigerian musician and the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has called for a law to address the issue of intimidation by cultists.
This comes after the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, which led to speculations of cult involvement in the entertainment industry. Seun Kuti expressed his belief on Instagram that Mohbad’s death was related to cult activities, highlighting the long-standing problem of cultism that is negatively impacting the younger generation.
He argued that cultism has deeply penetrated the Nigerian system, with even law enforcement agents and individuals claiming to be law-abiding citizens having affiliations with these groups.
Seun Kuti emphasized the seriousness of the issue by sharing his own experience of encountering officers who openly declared their cult affiliations while he was in detention.
According to him, “When I was locked up numerous police officers and their ogas told me their different cultist affiliation thinking I was one of them so they could help me, even the police are cultists. Now u are asking cultist to investigate cultists. #getthesax.”
However, he charged lawmakers to take immediate action by making stringent laws against cultism and cultist intimidation, noting that if not adequately tackled, an avalanche of cultists would erode the future generations.
“A nation of cowards!! We need a MOHBAD Law against cultist intimidation in all our institutions. Anything short of that is nothing!! The National Assembly must do this monumental work to protect future generations from this scourge. #mohbadlaw”, he said.
