By Our Reporter
Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton has made a revelation about his ancestry, stating that he has Igbo heritage.
In a recent interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast, Banton disclosed that his tribe, the Maroons, originated from the Igbo people of Nigeria.
Banton expressed concerns about the threat to his Indigenous land and way of life, blaming the Jamaican government for allowing Chinese and other foreigners to encroach on their sacred region, the Cockpit.
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He emphasised his pride in his Igbo roots and his people’s history as warriors who fought against British colonisation.
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, we fought the British relentlessly”.