On 18 February 1977, a communal
compound located at 14 Agege Motor Road, Idi- Oro Lagos was burnt to the ground
by members of the Nigerian military. The place was known as Kalakuta Republic
and had been Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s residence for almost a decade at the time. During the attack, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti,
Fela’s mother was thrown out of a first floor window. She died eight weeks
after. The razing of Kalakuta was a backlash from Fela’s record, Zombie which
criticized Nigeria’s military government.
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