Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema has finally reacted to the disturbing claims that his O2 concert was a demonic ritual.
Since Rema's concert on Tuesday, the attendees have been spreading claims that the whole concert was a form of demonic ritual due to the red theme, Rema's mask and his epic entrance on stage.
Reacting to the news, Rema revealed why he decided to ride a horse on stage and what his red mask stands for. In a tweet on X yesterday, Rema explained that his mask and the horse is a pictorial representation of the first Benin female warrior Idia
When the British came in 1897, they carted away most of Nigeria's artifacts including the bronze artifact of the Benin warrior during the Benin expedition. Most of these artifacts were transported to European countries where they were sold to people and kept in museums. The Benin mask is now at the British museum and other locations around the world.
As a result, Rema then decided to use his music as a form of awakening and enlightenment to promote his cultural heritage. The horse he rode on stage represents the horse the Benin warrior Idia rode when she went to war in the ancient times. The color red signifies his place as the son of the soil. The Benin mask is an ivory mask of Idia, the first Iyoba in the 16th century Benin empire.
Since Rema's concert on Tuesday, the attendees have been spreading claims that the whole concert was a form of demonic ritual due to the red theme, Rema's mask and his epic entrance on stage.
Reacting to the news, Rema revealed why he decided to ride a horse on stage and what his red mask stands for. In a tweet on X yesterday, Rema explained that his mask and the horse is a pictorial representation of the first Benin female warrior Idia
When the British came in 1897, they carted away most of Nigeria's artifacts including the bronze artifact of the Benin warrior during the Benin expedition. Most of these artifacts were transported to European countries where they were sold to people and kept in museums. The Benin mask is now at the British museum and other locations around the world.
As a result, Rema then decided to use his music as a form of awakening and enlightenment to promote his cultural heritage. The horse he rode on stage represents the horse the Benin warrior Idia rode when she went to war in the ancient times. The color red signifies his place as the son of the soil. The Benin mask is an ivory mask of Idia, the first Iyoba in the 16th century Benin empire.