Podcaster and comedian Chijioke Igwendu aka Yanbaba has spoken on the controversy surrounding an interview aired on June 9 on his podcast Gbam.
Yanbaba interviewed actress and skit maker Chinwe Ngene aka Chinwe Splendor who claimed she was also a realtor.
Chinwe claimed to have slept with lecturers in an unnamed university to pass exams and bragged about having sexual relationships with real estate executives.
On Tuesday, however, Chinwe cried out on social media that the management of the university she attended had written to her demanding the return of her certificate within 48 hours.
In the wake of the development, images of Yanbaba in handcuffs began circulating online.
The podcaster was also dropped by Pool King, a real estate firm, as their brand ambassador.
Speaking on the development, Yanbaba said Chinwe did not speak about her own experiences, but the story of a realtor named Naomi.
He also criticised Pool King for reacting “emotionally” and challenged anyone who feels offended by him to take legal action.
“I always know how to get the attention that I want. You do not expect me to do things your way or the way it has been done before,” he said.
“I would not say that all our interviews are stories of people. There are certain stories that if we want to break on Gbam, we find a way to garnish it. We may not bring the exact person on set, but we get somebody to tell the story. That is what happened with the story of Naomi, it was a story about the real estate sector.
“One of the reasons I am also addressing this is because of my good friend, brother, and boss because, of course, he hired me to be his ambassador. I do not know why the tension is a little bit high.
“Pool King real estate, you did not have business with Yan Kontent factory, you did not have business with Gbam as an interview platform, you do not have business with Yanbaba comedian as a brand. You have business with Odogwu and Aisha, a registered business name. That is why you do not see your advert on every one of our pages, you just see it on Odogwu and Aisha. You allowed your emotions to take a better part of you and I am not just disappointed but I expected better from you.
“If anybody still feels like they have a case against me as a person or Chinwe, we are waiting for your lawyer.”
