BBNaija star Venita Akpofure apologizes to Tiv tribe for offensive remarks

 

 Venita Akpofure has publicly  apologized  to the Tiv tribe  for the  derogatory  comments  she made about their culture  on the Big Brother Naija show. 

  Recall  that Ms.  Akpofure, during her  appearance  on the show, claimed that Tiv men  give their  wives  as gifts to visitors,   a comment that has since attracted a  N10 billion  lawsuit. 

  Venita,  who was  onec married into one of the influential Tiv  families  and  had  two  children,  told  housemates  and I quote; 

 

 “In the Tiv tribe, they give  wives to  guests.”  

  This  comment  caused  outrage on social media and  led to  a petition  calling  for  her to leave  BBNaija.  

 Akpofure was evicted  on Sunday along with  Soma and Angel  for  getting  the  least  votes.  In a recent interview with Hero Daniels, the reality TV star said that her  comments  about  Tiv people  were misinterpreted.  

 She explained that her daughters  were  Tiv and she would never make slanderous comments about their tribe. 

  She also  admitted to being "careless" in  her statement and  apologized  to those  she  offended. 

  “My  statement  about Tiv  has been distorted  a bit. My  daughters are  Tiv.  I  would never try  to make  malicious or slanderous  comments against  their people,” she said. 

  “In fact, during  my  season,  we did  an entire  play around the Tor Tiv coronation  that  I  was  in and  I  was  so excited.  

 “So, you know, sometimes you  say something, maybe  a little  carelessly.  And I think  that's been misunderstood.  And  to  those offended by it,  I'm sorry" she added.