Multi-award-winning artiste and Afrobeat sensation, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, is in the news over his January 1, 2023 concert in Lagos.
The Grammy-winning artiste was to headline the ‘Lagos Loves Damini’ concert on New Year’s Day with the cheapest ticket sold for N30,000.
Thousands of fans trooped to the venue with hopes of seeing the music star but ended up waiting for hours before his eventual emergence on stage.
According to reports, the concert was slated to start by 8pm but many music lovers who arrived at the venue could see the crew and technical crew still setting up and the show itself did not start after several hours.
A viral video from the concert seen by Heritage Times HT, the self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ was heard telling fans, “God punish una!” after arriving on stage seven hours past when he was scheduled to perform.
Rather than apologise, Burna Boy declared that he only decided to attend the concert out of goodwill and that he would have gone home if not for pleas from upcoming Afrobeats sensation Seyi Vibez.
In his words: “Just to show you say I still love una, I no go even lie for you, If no be Seyi Vibes sef I for don dey go house but I dey here with una after una don talk say I kill person for Cubana, after una don talk say my mama dance for Fela, no wahala I still love you na why I dey here, so if you like no love me, na God go punish you.”
The incident has generated several reactions from netizens, most berating Burna Boy’s rude statement.
