Here's what Radar Online,
a media website in the united states is reporting after singer Mariah
Carey came to Nigeria over the weekend to perform at the Access bank
Christmas party.
Are we that bad as a nation now or are they just being ignorant ?
Mariah Carey proudly posted a pic of herself in a slinky yellow dress and wrote, “Backstage in Nigeria” on Saturday. But
maybe the songbird should have done some homework before agreeing to
the gig?Her show was at Access Bank’s Christmas Party which was also a
farewell bash for the bank’s managing director. And
while Access Bank is a reputable financial institution, should Carey
have known a few basics about the African nation before taking the
paycheck? Ironically
— given that she was performing for bankers — it seems Carey wasn’t
aware Nigeria is well-known as the center of the world’s email financial
crimes! Nigeria is even part of the name — as in “Nigerian 411 Scams.” Nigeria is also, according to the United Nations, the hub of human trafficking as “a source, destination and transit country. AND,
just for good measure, there are mass killings going on in two Nigerian
states right now, and according to Human Rights Watch, the violence is
being ignored by federal authorities. “Systemic corruption in the Nigeria Police Force” is the problem, a HRW spokesperson told CNN. Carey
isn’t the first performer who has taken a paycheck for appearing in
countries known for terror, death and fraud. In 2011, Beyoncé sang for
Moammar Gadhafi’s sons and Jennifer Lopez performed in Turkmenistan.
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