The lady at the center of the assault between the security operatives of popular singer, Burna Boy and some persons at Club Cubana in Victoria Island, Lagos, has spoken up about the issue. She said that she is still traumatized by the incident.
Earlier, five policemen attached to Burna Boy were detained by the Lagos police command for the attempted murder of Irebami Lawrence and Tolu.
The issue started when Burna Boy and five police escorts visited the nightclub around 4 am on the 8th of June. According to reports, Burna Boy was in the VIP section with three women when he spotted another woman amongst a group of people in the club. The singer was said to have instructed one of the escorts, Ibrahim to invite the woman over to join him. However, the lady’s husband blasted the singer for making a move on his wife. A few minutes later, Burna Boy approached the woman, which made her husband and his friends even angrier.
Following this, Ibrahim pulled a pistol and shot at two members of the group. Burna Boy was said to have been laughing while this occurred. Information soon spread that the singer immediately left for Spain.
Now, the woman, identified as Nemebriella has come out to speak concerning the matter. In a post shared on her Instagram story on Sunday, she said she is still traumatized by the incident.
While narrating all that happened, she said they had come to Nigeria from America and London, UK to attend a friend’s wedding and were having the after-party at the club. She also mentioned that efforts to calm the situation proved abortive as the musician kept signaling his officers to shoot. According to her, the officers kept shooting at other people who were rushing to safety. She said when she eventually got outside, the officer who had earlier approached her, mocked her and made an attempt to pull out a gun but she was saved by her friends.
@nemabrielle_ also spoke about the efforts made by the club management to cover up the issue, disclosing that there is no CCTV footage from the club nor is there any statement to address the issue. She also talked about how Burna Boy showed no remorse whatsoever, especially in his post after the incident occurred.
She wrote, “After taking time out to heal and process the events that occurred between my partner, my best friend & her husband and @burnaboygram at @cubanagroup @cubanalagos night club in Victoria Island Lagos
“We were visiting Nigeria from America and London for our childhood friend’s wedding.
“On the 8th of June 2022, @burnaboygram & his friends opened fire at us in @cubanalagos. My partner and his friend were shot, with 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 an emergency surgery in NIGERIA.
“Around 3 am, I went to the Cubana club with some of my friends. We were there for a couple of hours celebrating the newly weds, we were about twenty 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 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 that first attempt, I told him I wasn’t interested in talking to Burna Boy and 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. There were words back and forth and one of Burna Boy’s friends attacked one of our friends, and as they attacked him the situation degenerated into a fight.
“As the first fight started the security at Cubana stepped in and were able to calm the situation, as that happened everybody was slowly going back to their section when two of burna boys friends another fight started and the security at Cubana jumped in again.
“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.
“The shootings happened twice at different times. His friends were also shooting at people trying to evacuate the club through the main entrance. They were out to kill and didn’t care who got hit.
“My partner’s head was bleeding profusely and his friend lost so much blood he needed a donor As soon as he got to the hospital. @burnaboygram left @cubanalagos without a scratch and flew out to Spain the next Morning. @obi_cubana only reached out to us 4 DAYS after the event claiming he had no idea and would do everything to get us justice for attempted murder.
“11 days later, there has been no CCTV footage released by the club OR even a statement to address the incident publicly. Business has carried on as usual for him.
“Even after leaving the club to safety outside, or at least I thought I was safe. The same man that initially approached me on behalf of Burna boy saw me and said ‘oh you’re the one that was doing shakara Abi’, then reached into his bottoms to get something resembling a gun. Luckily at this point, my friends found me and pulled me away just in time. He retracted and got into a car and left.
“To sum things up I’M TRAUMATISED. I’ve broken down everyday since then. The random flashbacks and nightmares. Especially after seeing @burnaboygram response. The lack of remorse or accountability is beyond me. At least 2 people could’ve died that night.”
