- – Flavour chose to hold his father’s burial in Enugu instead of his hometown, Umunze, sparking speculations and discussions.
- – Concerns about insecurity in the Southeastern State were cited as the reason for the decision to hold the burial in Enugu.
- – Reactions from cybercitizens included speculations about Flavour’s relationship with his family and hometown, addressing questions about his decision regarding the location of his father’s burial.
There have been significant speculations surrounding the decision of the popular Nigerian highlife singer, Chinedu Okoli, professionally known as Flavour, to hold his father’s burial in Enugu instead of his Anambra hometown, Umunze.
The speculations arose after it was observed that the burial of Flavour’s father, Pa Benjamin Onyemaechi Okoli, took place in Enugu on Saturday, June 8, instead of Umunze. Addressing the matter, one of Flavour’s close friends and brother, Chibuike Paschal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, shared a video from the burial event and disclosed that the decision to hold the burial in Enugu was due to concerns about the underlying issue of insecurity in the Southeastern State, but netizens countered this reason.
Chief Priest emphasized the need for the people of Anambra to come together and address this issue, expressing worry over the trend of individuals relocating from their roots due to safety concerns created by the residents themselves. In Chief Priest’s post, he highlighted the significance of fixing the issues at hand and lamented the potential disorganization of the community.
Chief Priest’s post
He wrote, “This Amazing Funeral Was Supposed To Be Happening In Umunze Anambara State But Here We Are In Enugu Managing It. Umunne We Need To Come Together And Fix This, It’s No Longer interesting. We Cannot Destroy Our Own Because We Are Being Marginalized. We Must Uphold Our Glory By Going Back To Our Peaceful Nature. We Can Only Fight Back If Home Is In Order For Proper Planning. If This Continues That Means They Have Succeeded In Disorganizing Us. Oga Adicha Mma, Nke Di Na Iru Ka. RIP Papa Ijele Igbo Nile, Papa Muru African Royalty @2niteflavour Ebube Agu Na Eche Agu. Were Okwu M Hapu Omume M.”
Netizens on why Flavour abandoned Umunze, Anambra
The post garnered a significant reaction from cybercitizens, who expressed various opinions on why Flavour opted to host his father’s burial in another state instead of his hometown, Umunze. Some individuals alleged that Flavour did not have a suitable house in Anambra, noting that the only house in their hometown was built by his late father and was too small to accommodate everyone during the burial.
Furthermore, there were comments suggesting that Flavour might not have a good relationship with his family and the people of Umunze, as he reportedly does not frequently visit or engage with the community.
The reactions and comments
@donp55kyahoo.com5: “Flavor never built house in his village because he don’t used to go to village, he doesn’t like associating his people du to family issues, but as odogwu he claimed he is he supposed to go village odogwu nobi for mouth.”
@johnekemezie: “@donp55kyahoo.com5 I think this should be the reasons, aside from insecurity, a friend of mine is from the same kindred with flavour, he said flavour didn’t build any house in the village aside the one his father built and again that their in the village is too small to accommodate the kind of crowd that will be coming for the burial.”
@reality_printz: “This decision was never based on insecurity don’t cover the dust way you yarn before.”
@auchieswardrobeint: “It can only start with me and you,only only flavour did the burial in umunze with so much security. No body go near there.we can’t keep running for the bad eggs.”
@fidtochel: “Simply Put, flavour hasn’t built a befitting house in his village or there’s no road to his village. Events of this magnitude goes on in South East every weekend peacefully without any hitches. He chose Enugu town for reasons best known to him.”
@munapeters: “Flavour knows why he’s running o. Osim insecurity.”
@collinsvsky: “I don’t believe insecurity is the reason behind holding the funeral in Enugu instead of Anambra. There’s something you are not telling us.”
@senefisa: “@lifeofsophizo Bro don’t mind CP and flavour wey no get level for umunze, common house he no get.”
@pirosky_offcial: “Flavour did not bild better house in Anambra no reasonable lgbo man will celebrate his father’s Burial in other people’s land.”
These reactions have sparked a wider conversation about the singer’s connections to his hometown and the reasons behind his decision regarding the location of his father’s burial.
