Exclusive Report + Video: Why Nigerian-American Singer, Jidenna Brought A Lot Of AK47 Guns To Nigeria

Wondaland emcee and “Classic Man,” crooner, Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, made this revelation in an interview with VladTV. When he was young, his mother informed him of the difficulties he’d face growing up in America. “The fact that you have African blood 
in you is gonna make it hard,” his mother advised. What he didn’t realize was what was to come from his own ethnic group, as many people in his family are light-skinned.

In the interview when asked about how being light skinned has helped him in USA, he said: “I have had a particular type of upbringing that is not the traditional. Whatever the traditional is for a light skinned mixed African American. I am Nigerian-American and more specifically I am Igbo American, Igbo being the ethnic group where I am from and that means you are in the South East of Nigeria. You are way from the city so it means when you go to your village you are the only person or one of the few people that look like you.



In my case, our family is light. Therefore when we go to our village, when I actually buried my father I had to bring in a lot of AK47, I had to employ military commandos because when you are light skinned, you are a heavier target for being kidnapped because you are seen as more valuable.
You are seen as white therefore you have money. You are American therefore you have more money. If you have more money then you are easy to kidnap and if you are easy to kidnap then we are going to get you. So for me being light-skinned in Nigeria, in our family, it was difficult. We have been hounded.

We have been robbed. Our family has been assaulted. We have had a lot of issues. You can say these to a family that is dark skinned color. They may or may not have these experiences but for us we have always been the target but when you come to America, its the opposite. The police may loo you over. They may not pull out the gun faster the way they would have done if you were darker.”….. if u think I’m lying, ask my alobam, phyno, he is going through hell in 9ja cuz he is light skinned…..

Here is the link to the video: Jidenna Interview

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