A federal lawmaker, Dickson Tarkighir, has threatened to drag Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Venita Akpofure, to court over a comment she made about Tiv people.
Venita had claimed that Tiv men give their wives to visitors for entertainment purposes.
The lawmaker representing Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives said Venita’s comment was defamatory to the entire Tiv people.
Tarkighir said Venita and the Big Brother Naija brand should be sued for giving her “the mega platform to defame the Tiv tribe.”
On his Facebook page, he wrote: “#Venita Akpofure- Slam a 10BN defamation suit on her, the Big Brother brand and its promoters, they provided her with the mega platform to defame an entire tribe and are equally liable for not disowning her.”
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