tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post4634745350711435873..comments2023-06-05T05:51:48.358-07:00Comments on stealth of nations: raiding fela 32 years onrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post-48607593741646296572009-06-09T16:06:36.451-07:002009-06-09T16:06:36.451-07:00Unfortunately, anon, what you write is just not tr...Unfortunately, anon, what you write is just not true.<br /><br />It may have been federal police who enforced the closure, but, according to this Agence France Presse wire service report, they were operating on authority of the Lagos State government: <br /><br />Nigerian authorities shut Fela's Kuti son's club <br /><br />May 28, 2009<br /><br />LAGOS (AFP) — Authorities in Nigeria have shut the new Africa Shrine, a music venue built and owned by Femi Kuti, a son of the Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, the family said Thursday.<br /><br />A letter from Lagos authorities dated Monday, accused the Shrine of breaching the state's environmental laws citing "noise nuisance, illegal street trading, indiscriminate parking, blocking of access roads and obstruction of traffic."<br /><br />Yeni Kuti, a dancer and the eldest child of Fela Kuti, who co-manages the club with Femi, said the state government gave the Kuti family 48 hours "to abate the nuisance and restore the land to a conducive environment" but closed the club less than 24 hours after the delivery of the letter.<br /><br />"I'm shocked, indignant. They dropped the note on Monday evening and the next day at 9:00 am they had closed the place," she told AFP.<br /><br />Fela Kuti died of AIDS on August 2, 1997.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post-37262995345570547362009-06-09T14:51:43.912-07:002009-06-09T14:51:43.912-07:00Unfortunately, its people like you that spread fal...Unfortunately, its people like you that spread false information. The closure was by the federal government, who controls the police in the country. Please be aware it says Nigerian Police not Lagos Police. The federal government was the one that closed the club not the Lagos state government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com