The lady, who was involved in the alleged club shooting at a nightclub in Lagos State has recounted what went down at the venue of the incident.
Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, had ordered an investigation into the shooting of two persons by security personnel attached to Grammy-award winner, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy on June 8, 2022.
Recounting her experiences, Briella, the wife of one of the victims, said she, her partner, her best friend, and her husband came to Nigeria from the United States of America and London for a friend’s wedding.
However, after the wedding, she said they proceeded to Cubana Club in Victoria Island to celebrate the newlyweds, and while they were having fun in the VIP area of the club, a man approached her to talk to her on behalf of Burna Boy.
According to her, she told the man to inform Burna that she is married and not interested in the afro singer.
She noted that the man returned a second time and she gave him the same answer. On his return the third time, insisting that Burna wants to meet her, her partner and friends flared up at the messenger, which led to a verbal confrontation.
Briella said the confrontation degenerated into a physical fight and Cubana security stepped in to stop the fight, however, as Burna’s friends were returning to their seats, another fight broke out and security intervened again.
Consequently, she said Burna boy’s friends started shooting, which caused confusion as people struggled to leave the club.
She said in the cause of the fracas one of Burna’s friends lifted her and threw her on the floor, hurting her left shoulder.
“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 four 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. The business has carried on as usual for him
“To sum things up, I’m traumatized. I’ve broken down every day since then. The random flashbacks and nightmares. Especially after seeing @burnaboygram’s response.
“The lack of remorse or accountability is beyond me. At least two people could’ve died that night.”
Meanwhile, the Head of Cubana Group, Obinna Ayiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana has said that his company has given all information at its disposal to the legal authorities.
“As Regards the issues making rounds the social media, we at Cubana Group have given all information at our disposal to the legal authorities. However, we wholeheartedly sympathise with any/all those who may have been impacted by this.
“I and our group would never compromise standards, as we have confidence in the authorities to handle all. Best Regards.”
