Burna Boy Pledges to Fully Cover Funeral Expenses for Child Victims of Tragic Texas Elementary School Mass Shooting

 Grammy Award-winning Nigerian superstar Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known globally as Burna Boy, has announced that he will personally bear the complete funeral and burial costs for all child victims of the devastating mass shooting that occurred at Wilson Elementary School in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

The attack, which claimed the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers, has been described as one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history in recent years. In a heartfelt statement posted to his verified Instagram and X accounts early Wednesday morning, the African Giant expressed profound grief and solidarity with the affected families.

“I no fit sleep since I hear this news. Those innocent children no suppose die like this. My heart dey pain me. I don contact the families through proper channels — every funeral, every burial, every casket, every headstone, every expense — I go cover am 100%. No family go pay one dollar,” Burna Boy wrote.

He continued: “This na the least I fit do. Money no fit bring back life, but e fit reduce the burden on these parents wey don lose everything. Tell dem say one boy from Port Harcourt dey with dem. Odogwu no dey play with children.”\

Representatives for Burna Boy confirmed that his management team is already in direct communication with the Houston Mayor’s Office, the Texas Governor’s Victim Assistance Program, and funeral homes serving the affected families to ensure seamless and dignified arrangements. All costs will be handled privately and respectfully, with no media involvement at the burial services unless requested by the families.

The “Ye” singer, who has previously funded education and healthcare initiatives across Africa and the diaspora through his REACH Foundation, described the gesture as “not charity, but responsibility.”

“No child anywhere in the world suppose fear to go school. We go continue to speak, continue to act, continue to fight until this kind thing stop,” he added.

Burna Boy is scheduled to perform a special tribute set dedicated to the victims during his upcoming stadium concert in Los Angeles this weekend.