By RFIPubliée the 31-08-2019Modified the 31-08-2019 at 16:41

Ivory Coast has just paid a last tribute to DJ Arafat. The international star of the coupé-décalé has obtained national funerals of a scale unprecedented for an artist. The Ivorian artist, who died on August 12 in a car accident, was buried in the morning on Saturday, August 31, after a night of concerts and parties in Abidjan. A grandiose funeral, which unfortunately ended with skirmishes in the cemetery and the desecration of the tomb by raging fans.

Tears, tears, screams ... In a few minutes, the festive atmosphere that reigned at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny since Friday has given way to sadness. The arrival of DJ Arafat's body is the cause of this cascade of emotions .

" It hurts me too much. In the evening we did the show, it was good but it hurts me .

The remains of the "Daishikan" are presented in his coffin, in the center of the stadium lawn. In turn, family and friends, African stars Davido, Didier Drogba, and Fally Ipupa, parade for a last farewell to their deceased friend. Sadness also on the pitch and in the stands where fans of the Ivorian icon remain inconsolable.

" As soon as the remains arrived, I was in tears. It was really amazing. I was pained, saddened. I told myself that I had lost everything. He is a great man whom God has taken away from us .

Impeccable in its organization, the ceremony of lifting the body was unfortunately not enough for those who dedicate a true cult to the artist and who refuse to believe in his death.

After the funeral of the body in Williamsville Cemetery, dozens of young people opened the coffin of DJ Arafat to ensure his death. It was just after the clashes erupted between the police and the fans, furious at not being able to witness the burial of their idol, reserved for the family.

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