Lady: How Burna Boy’s police escort shot my partner, friend

The married lady, who was allegedly assaulted by Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, at Club Cubana in the Victoria Island of Lagos State, has shared a detailed account of what transpired.

The Star had reported that one Ibrahim, one of the five police escorts attached to Burna Boy, allegedly opened fire on two fun seekers, Irebami Lawrence and Tolu, his friend, at the club in Lagos on Wednesday, June 8.

The shooting was said to have occurred after Burna Boy allegedly made advances at Lawrence’s wife.

Lawrence was said to have resisted the alleged advances at his wife, leading to a confrontation between him and the singer’s police escort.

It was gathered that the 27-year-old man was shot in the thigh while his friend, Tolu, was hit in the head by a bullet.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has since ordered a probe into the shooting.

However, the lady, who took to her Instagram page on Sunday night, disclosed that she and her husband flew into the country for a friend’s wedding and decided to visit the club in the company of their friends after the celebration.

The United States-based lady, identified as Briella N on Instagram, revealed that she and her friends were having fun at the club when the incident occurred.

She said: “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 partners 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 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 Boy’s friends started another fight and the security jumped in again,” the lady stated.

She continued: “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 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. Business has carried on as usual for him

“To sum things up, I’m traumatised. 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,” the lady revealed.

The Star