Your abduction videos not well-packaged, Bovi tells Dorcas Fapson

Comedian Abovi Ugboma, popularly known as Bovi, has risked the wrath of social media trolls by throwing his weight behind Dorcas Fapson in her faceoff with a Taxify driver she accused of attempted abduction and rape last week.

According to the actress, the driver named Henry Nnaemeka physically assaulted her after a disagreement over payment for a ride.

The driver denies the allegation, claiming instead that he was a victim of the actress’ belligerence.

Attempts by Adekunle God and Simi to defend the actress against public bashing have largely backfired with both forced to delete tweets in her support.

Unbothered by the negative comments his intervention was likely to generate, Bovi added his voice in support of Dorcas in an Instagram post on Monday.

“First off, your biggest crime in all of this was not fitting into the stereotype! You’ve been dragged in many sections for being bold and courageous under fire,” he wrote.

The 38-year-old then condemned the driver for taking the actress to a wrong destination.

He praised the actress for being assertive and pepper spraying her alleged attacker.

“Somewhere, some girl is inspired by your boldness,” he added.

The Man on Fire comedian then added that she should have gotten out of the car quicker than she did.

He also blamed the actress for not looking like a victim in the videos she released after the incident.

“If you had a PR expert by your side the next day, just before you posted those videos explaining what actually transpired, he/she would have worn you a very thick cardigan and wrapped you in a blanket. You would have been asked to speak in a “victim tone”. All this would have been channeled to swing the narrative in your favour,” he wrote.

According to him, she did not milk the situation, neither was she “thinking of the mileage those videos will accumulate”.

Dear Dorcas, I’m compelled to write you a public letter because I have an overwhelming urge to participate in the public discuss of your recent episode. As a friend, I will feel I failed you by remaining quiet while a section of society bashed you these past few days. But rather than defend you to a group of people who don’t know you personally and who have made up their minds even in the face of overwhelming evidence, allow me to publicly tell you about your experience, what you did right and what you should have done differently. First off, your biggest crime in all of this was not fitting into the stereotype! You’ve been dragged in many sections for being bold and courageous under fire. While the taxi driver was taken you to a wrong destination, just because your voice was firm and assertive, it seemed as though nothing troubling was happening. While the driver restrained you from coming down from the taxi, you pepper sprayed him and your voice and resolve was still not broken. This too doesn’t fit the stereotype. If it was a scene out of a movie, the director would probably ask you to scream, cry, be shaken and even beg to be let go. In the eyes of many, you were too bold, too calm, too calculated for a lady. To this I say a big kudos. Don’t stop. Don’t change. Because the fact remains, as far as he took you to a destination against your will in the middle of the night, you were abducted. That is a crime punishable by law. Somewhere, some girl is inspired by your boldness. Next time though, it will be wiser to get down from the car as quickly as possible. Do not take chances or hesitate. Safety first should be your watch word. Cynthia hesitated in festac. It didn’t end well. If you had a PR expert by your side the next day, just before you posted those videos explaining what actually transpired, he/she would have worn you a very thick cardigan and wrapped you in a blanket. You would have been asked to speak in a “victim tone”. All this would have been channeled to swing the narrative in your favor. Kudos to you, you weren’t trying to milk the situation, neither were you thinking of the mileage those videos will accumulate. You see, perception is realit

A post shared by Bovi (@officialbovi) on Jan 29, 2018 at 3:06am PST