World renowned Jamaican artiste Adidja Azim Palmer best known as Vybz Kartel has sent a message to the Kayole-based criminal gang named Gaza.
The musician, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison, disowned the group that worships him and admonished them to worship God instead of him.
Vybz Kartel was informed by a TV host in his country of the young Kenyan gangsters who were conducting crimes alleging that he is their inspiration.
"I have a voice note from Kenya. I have been told of a gang in Kenya that worships Vybz Kartel as their god. The problem is this gang is also extremely violent and has been murdering people among other crimes," the host explained to the artiste.
To which he responded: "Kartel does not support these things. This is not part of Kartel. Whoever is misguiding these youths should remember that music is very powerful, and what they are probably doing is that they are using Kartel’s powerful music to indoctrinate these guys," a statement issued on his behalf asserted.
The TV host further conveyed that Vybz Kartel does not consider himself a god, rather, he worships a higher being.
The musician further distanced himself from claims that he advises his fans to steal or kill and urged the youth in Gaza to pursue gainful living outside crime.
"He (Kartel) is more likely to tell you to stay in school and get education that would uplift your life from the conditions you are in," Kartel's statement urged.
Vybz Kartel accused other forces at play of exploiting the young gangsters in Gaza specifically stating that he suspects a Jamaican living in Kenya could be behind the scheme to mint money by exploiting the poor youth.
The name Gaza was popularised by Vybz Kartel in reference to a popular political outfit in Jamaica with its opposed party dubbed Gully.
The terms evolved to identify two rival criminal groups in the Caribbean nation where Vybz Kartel alligned himself with Gaza which is suspected of being behind over 100 unsolved murders.
