Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn popular Nigerian Afropop singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, professionally known by his stage name Iyanya for pushing a fan off stage while spraying him money in Akwa, Anambra State.
A video that angered fans on social media captured the moment the singer pushed a male fan spraying money on him off stage and continued performing as if nothing had happened.
Reacting to the massive backlash he received because of the push, Iyanya, in a tweet on his Twitter handle, explained that the fan was slapping his face with the money.
He wrote: âThe guy kept slapping my face with the money, and I tried to hold his hand, and he continued. First, no matter how much you are spraying, donât slap someone with it, thatâs disrespectful.â
Nigeriansâ reactions:
aramicom01: âHe can go scot-free with this but might not go scot-free next time. Power drunken celebrity.â
Vitus: âUsual Proud Iyanya. Maintain your comeback so that you donât fade as usual. This pride that you get since project fame has not taught you a lesson.â
DSP Bright Edafe: âNormally, if that guy makes an official report, @Iyanya can be arrested for this. I come in peace.â
Justice Black: âYou are broke. Someone is helping you. You are pushing your helper.â
MrCruiseSA: âIf itâs abroad now, you wonât do that. Itâs only Nigerian fans that you people always treat in this manner. Yes, he was wrong, but he didnât know. Pushing him off the stage was bad. I blame those who are still watching your dead career on stage.â
@Favlked: âOga, you shouldnât have pushed him like that. What if he got Injured due to that push, heâs a fan, I donât think your enemy will want to spray you money on stage, take correction, and move on, youâre a professional, not a roadside artiste, just shift him aside simple.â
@yunus_salihu: âBut your bouncer should have stopped him. Ask him to step down gently. Maybe the excitement of seeing you made him not to control himself. No matter what, he still loves you thatâs why. This is somehow harsh gaskiya.â
@kinqKudos: âArtiste that is still struggling to get a hit song doesnât push fans.â
In my little experience at party protocols, that guy that was spraying money was too close to the invited artiste, no matter who he is.
The security of the artiste had been breached.
And he did right by defending himself, since the organisers allowed local celebrities to violate his personal space…
Meanwhile, are there no bodyguards on-stage with Iyanya??
Didn’t they stop the guy from afar??
And allow him to throw his money from afar?
This one that his career is already on a downward spiral is causing more hatred for himself.