Skillibeng, Govana Urged To Voice Song On Nicaraguan Smugglers Captured By Jamaican Health Minister
Even as his song Coke continues to rule YouTube Trending in Jamaica over the past week, Skillibeng is being asked to undertake yet another task, in furtherance of the crashed plane saga which inspired the hit track.
This time he is being prompted to formulate a song in relation to the reported capturing of two Nicaraguan ganja smugglers on a beach in Westmoreland last night, by Jamaican Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton, an event that has seen Jamaicans calling for the politician to be elevated to Minister of National Security.
The call for the follow-up song came from Zip FM disc jockey and music producer ZJ Sparks. However, not only did she suggest that Skilli apply his writing skills to the new development, but also that Dancehall artist, Govana, who rocked the music scene last year with his HAMANTS Convo series featuring ‘Wicked Man Chris’, do the same.
“TUFF MOVES. Bad Man Chris ah you dat? Well, guess him always always guh handle di crime portfolio next…. Sidenote: awaits Skilli or Govi fi duh 1 song bout dis #Jamaica #ChrisTufton,” she wrote in an Instagram post where she shared snippets of the breaking news story which was carried by Nationwide Radio this morning.
According to Nationwide, the two Nicaraguan men are now in the custody of the police after they were detained by the Health Minister and a friend on Friday night on the southwest coast of Westmoreland in Jamaica.
According to the report, Dr. Tufton and two of his friends were at a private residence in Westmoreland when a man who later identified himself as a Nicaraguan, appeared from the vicinity of the beach.
“Law enforcement sources say Minister Tufton and his two friends reportedly confronted the Nicaraguan who was subsequently tied up until the police arrived. A colleague of the Nicaraguan who later arrived on the scene was also restrained by Minister Tufton and his two friends,” the report said.
Nationwide also reported that another male from Nicaragua, who is believed to have been on a nearby boat at sea, allegedly fled the scene. The radio station also stated that “the Nicaraguans who are in custody indicated that they were in Jamaica to pick up a stash of ganja but were unable to find the location they were searching for”.
Jamaican police sources have also said the Nicaraguans reportedly said it was their third time visiting Jamaica and noted that on a previous occasion they had visited Treasure Beach in St. Elizabeth to pick up ganja, Nationwide revealed.
Following the drama, a heavy contingent of police and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers descending on the community where the Minister and his friend had captured the Nicaraguans. The police are also investigating whether the Nicaraguans arrived on the island legitimately and what was the purpose of their visit.
The Minister who was contacted for a comment, this morning declined to say anything, as the case is now a police matter.
The scenario would make a perfect follow-up to Skilli’s Coke which scored more than three million views on YouTube since its release just over a week ago.
Skillibeng had capitalized on the mystery surrounding a Mexican 12-seater aircraft that crash-landed at Rocky Point, on Jamaica’s South Coast on January 23. The video for Coke, shows the St. Thomas artist sprawled atop the aircraft, whilst spurting lyrics about a plane belonging to him which had “crashed wid di coke”, drawing on popular sentiments being bandied about by the Jamaican population that the plane was being used for smuggling or other nefarious activities.
As for Govana, his ‘Wicked Man Chris’ title given to Jamaican comedian Deno Crazy who plays the role of Chris, in a love triangle, was planted on the Health Minister by Dancehall fans last year leading up to the Jamaican General Elections after he was involved in an imbroglio involving a marketing contract, is apparently the genesis of Sparks’ recommendation for a song from him.