Femi Kuti recounts how it was predicted 12 members of his family will die following death of father, Fela

Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and the son of legendary musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Femi Kuti has taken Nigerians down memory lane in a recent episode of media personality, Chude Jideonwo’s With Chude.

According to Femi Kuti, it was predicted that at least twelve members of his family will kick the bucket following the demise of his father in 1997.

Speaking during the session, Femi mentioned that some people predicted that 12 of his family members would die in short intervals after the deaths of his father, late afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his sister, Shola Kuti, and a cousin at a stretch.

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He said that period was particularly difficult for him because many were urging him to be strong, being the first son of the family.

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He said many thought he would run mad after his wife, Funke, dumped him in the middle of the crisis.

Kuti said: “Fela had just gone [died]. My sister [Shola] had gone. My cousin had gone. Some people were predicting that 12 of us would die. And I [was] saying, is this prediction going to come true?

“We had our internal family problems. They would say, ‘You know, you are the first son; you must do it.’ And I would say, ‘Who born me inside this wahala like this?’ Then my wife go [got separated from me]. And they said, ‘Femi is going mad.’ It was terrible.”