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Popular Tanzanian singer Zuchu has apologised after authorities Nigeria has seized 21 trucks with food bound for Chad, Central
in Zanzibar suspended her from all artistic activities on the archipelago for African Republic and Cameroon amid a scarcity of staple foodstuff.
six months over a performance they deemed inappropriate. The shortage is partly linked
Zuchu's performance on Zanzibar's Kendwa island last month featured sexually explicit to smuggling and has sparked protests in several states.
language and gestures. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered the
The Zanzibar Arts, Census, Film and Cultural on Tuesday food concealed among household commodities in north-eastern Borno state.
said that the performance went against the islands’ customs, traditions and “The arrest of the trucks is expected to stem the tide of food
culture. insecurity occasioned by unscrupulous antics of smugglers across the country,”
It also asked Zuchu to submit a written apology. the EFCC said in a statement.
In a video shared to her Instagram late on Tuesday, the musician apologised for any The Nigerian government plans to begin distributing 42,000 tonnes
offence caused by her performance. of grain across the country to quell public anger at spiralling food prices.
“The goal was to entertain and not to mislead,” she said. The food crisis in Nigeria has partly been blamed on
The singer has also been suspended from "engaging in any artistic activities" in Zanzibar for the next six months by the local cultural council. President Bola Tinubu's decision to end a fuel subsidy
Zuchu, real name Zuhura Othman Soud, is one of the most successful musicians in East Africa. in May last year.
The 30-year-old is the first female musician in East Africa to gain one million YouTube subscribers, which she achieved in a year. The crisis has been worsened by the recent depreciation of the local currency, the naira, which has shot up food prices.
She is also the first female musician in East Africa and only the fifth female artist on the continent to surpass 500 million YouTube views, according to her label WCB Wasafi. The African Development Bank has provided $134m to Nigeria to enhance food production following its
warning in February that the country could face social unrest over a
cost-of-living crisis.
Read more on Nigeria's food crisis:
Nigerian economy:
Generosity of strangers stuns struggling mother
Nigeria cost of living:
People turn to 'throw-away' rice for food
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