Evicted BBNaija All Stars housemate Venita Akpofure has finally apologized to the Tiv people for her controversial statements about their way of life.
Recall that Venita caused a stir when she claimed on the reality show that Tiv men gave their wives to guests as entertainment.
Venita had been threatened with legal action by the leading Tiv sociocultural organization, Mdzough U Tiv, Lagos State Branch, and Hon. Dickson Tarkighir, who represents Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency in Benue State in the House of Representatives.
The mother of two expressed regret for her “careless” comment in a post-eviction interview with media personality Hero Daniels, particularly because both of her girls are Tiv.
In her words; “The statement I made about Tiv people got twisted a bit. My daughters are actually Tiv. There’s no way I will be trying to make any kind of malicious or slanderous comment towards their people. Actually, in my season we did a whole play around the Tor Tiv coronation which I participated in and was super excited about.
“So, you know, sometimes you will say something maybe it is a little bit carelessly. And I think it got really misconstrued. And for those that are offended by it, I’m regretful about that.”
