Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, widely known as Charly Boy or Area Fada, has ridiculed ex-Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo after he attacked President Bola Tinubu over the country’s economic hardship.

Dokubo, a former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), allegedly urged Tinubu to give up and resign, pointing to the suffering of Nigerians.

In a clip circulating on social media, Dokubo was seen waving a sword and chanting a war song while questioning the President’s capacity to address the situation.

Reacting to Dokubo’s outburst, Charly Boy implied that the former militant’s criticism may have been triggered by the presidency’s refusal to renew his alleged benefits or patronage.

Brandishing a sword, Dokubo said …

“Tinubu, na me dey tell you, you no go fit fight. Tinubu surrender. The country too hard. This country is too hard. We dey vex. Look, out fuel, everything is too expensive in this country.

“Everything is too expensive. We have refineries but they’re not working in this country. Nothing is working in this country and we’ll not continue in this situation. We’re hungry. We’re hungry. We’re hungry and this must stop. It must stop.”

Sharing the video on X, Charly Boy wrote, “Asari say make Tinubu surrender.

Say country too hard. Bulaba never renew him subscription.”