‘I Spat On Police Officer Figuratively‘ – BNXN Makes U-Turn

Nigerian singer, Daniel Benson, popularly known as BNXN has taken to his social media handle to clear the air over his recent claims that he spat on a police officer.

GWG reports that BNXN, formerly known as Buju, via a Twitter post revealed that he had spat on some police officers and it felt good.

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A viral video on social media showed the artiste engaging in a brawl with some security personnel in the Ikeja area of Lagos state.

Reacting to the tweet from BNXN, the Lagos State police command said it will sanction him for assaulting an officer of the law.

The State PPRO, Ben Hundeyin stated that if the police officers were found guilty of any misbehaviour they would also be sanctioned.

The spokesman said; ‘‘@BNXN proudly tweeted that he ‘spat in [sic] a police officer’s face and it felt so good.’ He has since deleted the tweet.

The police officers will be sanctioned for their misbehaviour if established, while @BNXN will surely answer for his assault on a police officer.”

Shortly after the police promised to look into the incident and punish offenders, BNXN took to Twitter to explain that his now-deleted tweet was a figurative expression.

According to the music star, he meant that he was only standing his ground as a responsible Nigerian.

He tweeted; ”My since-deleted tweet stating that I spat in a police officer’s face was an idiomatic expression to say I disrespected a police officer to his face and not the literal way people may have taken it on social media. I do not support violence or abuse against the police in any form

“Yesterday I was in a life-threatening situation which caused me to lash out due to the physical assault on me by some policemen who have now been brought to book. However, I just want to focus on what’s important to me, my music. Thank you for all the love and concern.

“I stood on my right as a responsible Nigerian, despite the violence against my person and I do not want my deleted tweet to be taken seriously. I appreciate the swift intervention of some reputable police officers on this matter too. Love”.

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