Femi Kuti Wants His Body Cremated When He Dies

Afrobeat maestro Femi Kuti has opted for cremation when he dies, arguing that it is the most hygienic.

Cremation is the disposal of a dead person's body by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony.

According to The Nation Online, Kuti made his choice known at the New Africa Shrine during his performance last Sunday.

The 59-year-old musician said that although Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos, has been in existence for over 60 years, it has never been full.

“When I die, please cremate me, burn my body. It is the most hygienic way.

"Have you all thought about Ikoyi cemetery, Lagos has been in existence for let’s just say 60 years and people die.

"If they don’t die today, they will die tomorrow and that burial ground has never been full and if you check it, it is not like it’s 1 million acres since I was little when we used to bury people there.”

Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos.

He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.