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Entertainer Burna Boy
The married ladywho was assaulted andwhose husband and colleagues wereshot atby Burna Boy’s aides, hasbroken the silence.
The woman, who was identified as Briella Neme, explainedthat the incident has left her traumatized, more so, seeing the lack of remorse or accountability on the singer’s part.
Briella took toherInstagramstoryto narrate how theincident occurred.
She stated thatshe and her husband were visiting Nigeria from America and London for a friend’s wedding.
According to her, Burna Boy and his friends opened fire on them at Cubana Club, adding that her husband and his friend were shot.
She said, “On the 8th of June 2022, @burnaboygram & his friends opened fire at us in @cubanalagos. My partner and his friend were shot, both needing urgent medical care.A bullet grazed my partner’s head and our friend was shot in the thigh, leaving him hospitalised and needing emergency surgery.”
Briellafurther narrated how a friend of the Grammyawardwinner accosted her severaltimes,telling her BurnaBoy wanted her to come over and how she refused, explaining that she was married.
Shewrote, “Around 3 am, I went to the Cubana club with some of my friends. We were there for a couple of hours celebrating the newlyweds. We were about 20 at the club and we were having a nice time in the VIP section. We were laughing, drinking and having a good time.
“Burna Boy and his friends also came in. We were still there, having fun. As the night progressed, one of Burna Boy’s friends walked to talk to me, his request was for Burna Boy to talk to me.On thatfirst attempt,I told them I wasn’t interested in talking to Burna Boy and that I am married to my partner. He came again the second time and was met with the same response;he came the third time and that caused a few of our friends to flare up as they asked why he kept coming to disturb me.”
Briella also explained how her husband and his friend had to interfere in the matter,which led to a fight and was quickly resolved by the security personnel at the club.
During the explanation, she alleged that Burna boy approved his security to start shooting at them in the club,which led to her partner and friend being shot in the head and leg.
She furtherrevealedhow it tookfour days for the owner of the club, Obi Cubana,to reach out to them,claiming he had no idea of the incident and would do everything he can to set things right.
“As they were fighting, Burna Boy’s friends started shooting after what looked like a signal from Burna Boy. At this point, the club was in chaos; everyone was screaming and trying to vacate the premises. At this point, I couldn’t find my partner or my best friend. I was screaming for help after being lifted and thrown so hard on the floor by one of Burna’s friends and I hurt my left shoulder.
“All our private police officers were not allowed into the club, so it was left to us to fight for our lives. One of our friends, @theflowolf, was trying to get Burna Boy to calm the situation but he only laughed at him and proceeded to get in his car whilst being protected by his security.
“@obi_cubana only reached out to usfourdays after the event claiming he had no ideaand would do everything to get us justice for attempted murder. 11 days later, there has been no CCTV footage released by the clubor even a statement to address the incident publicly. The business has carried on as usual for him.”
The story of Burna Boy and his colleagues almost killing clubgoers at the club broke out onTwitterlast week,where several eyewitnesses gave accounts of how the artist and his colleagues caused chaos in the club.
Ever since the ugly incident occurred, BurnaBoyhas kept mum on allegations made against him. (Daily Trust)
