“I am an Igbo man” – Jamaican reggae legend, Buju Banton reveals

Jamaican reggae icon, Buju Banton has revealed that he has Igbo ancestry. During an appearance on the ‘Drink Champs’ podcast with hosts N.O.R.E and DJ EFN, Banton explained that his tribe, the Maroons, descended from Nigeria’s Igbo people.

He expressed concern that the Jamaican government is threatening their traditional lands by allowing Chinese and other foreign nationals into the Cockpit region, a sacred area for the Maroons, with the intent to displace them.

Banton emphasized, “The Maroons are Indigenous warriors on my island who fought the British fiercely. We are known as Blackmaroons. My heritage traces back to Nigeria. I am Igbo by bloodline.”