Nigeria: The New Afrika Shrine closed by police

Posted 6 June 2009 15:08 GMT

Countries	Nigeria
Topics	Arts & Culture, Human Rights, Law, Music
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· Nigéria : Le sanctuaire New Afrika fermé par la police

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The New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria built and operated by Femi and Yeni Anikulapo Kuti, the eldest son and daughter of cultural icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti was forcibly closed down last week by the authorities who gave less than 24 hours notice and claimed “noise nuisance, illegal street trading, indiscriminate parking, blocking of access roads and obstruction of traffic” as their justification.

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