Facebook, Instagram reportedly block Eedris Abdulkareem after release of protest tracks

Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have suspended the account of Nigerian Rapper and Activist Eedris Abdulkareem. The development comes after the artist released his new song “Open Letter to Donald Trump.”

The rapper, per SaharaReporters, claimed he has been unable to access both accounts ever since the release of the song. Released in November 2025 under Eedris Abdulkareem’s label Lakreem Entertainment, “Open Letter to Donald Trump” is a protest track targeting corruption, misgovernance, and insecurity in Nigeria. 

“Facebook just suspended my Facebook and Instagram accounts because of my new song, Open Letter to Donald Trump. I can’t access it,” he said on Sunday. 

While Abdulkareem framed the song as a “letter” to the U.S. President Donald Trump, the real focus of the collection was Nigeria’s political elite. In it, Abdulkareem accuses leaders of enriching themselves, leaving ordinary citizens to suffer. In the song, he describes them as “criminals of all shades and hues.” 

The song also highlights worsening insecurity, including kidnappings, killings, and terrorism, that has left millions of Nigerians vulnerable and in an everyday fearful state. By addressing Donald Trump, it seeks global attention on the plight of Nigerians by using the U.S. President as a figurative device to project his message.

While checks show that Eedris Abdulkareem’s Facebook and Instagram accounts remain inaccessible, Meta has yet to state the reasons behind the actions.

Eedris Abdulkareem is known as one of Nigeria’s leading protest artists, challenging political leaders and fighting unfairness through a blend of music and art.

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Not the first for Eedris Abdulkareem

For Eedris Abdulkareem, this isn’t the first time his music has been censored. In April 2025, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) banned his protest song “Tell Your Papa”, directing radio and television stations nationwide not to air it.

According to the ban announced in a memo signed by Susan Obi, Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring at NBC, the song allegedly contained “objectionable lyrics” that violated rules of responsible broadcasting. The action was one of the crackdown on Eedris Abdulkareem’s songs that criticise the Nigerian political class.

In June 2024, Eedris Addulkareem was in the limelight after he released a new song titled “Emi Lokan”. In the song, he criticised the Bola Tinubu and Mohammed Buhari administrations following the high cost of living. He also mentioned the “hypocrisy” of popular religious leader EA Adeboye for not speaking out.

In addition, his 2004 hit song “Jaga Jaga,” which condemned ill governance and corruption, was banned from airplay during the administration of the then-President Olusegun Obasanjo. 

Another work that earlier established him as a socially conscious artist unafraid to address pressing societal issues was “Mr Lecturer.” In the song, Abdulkareem addressed sexual harassment in Nigerian universities.