Iyanya who was
accused by producer
of Nigeria's foremost
comedy show, Opa
Williams of
defrauding him to
the tune of N1.7
million, being
payment for his
performance at "Nite
of A Thousand
Laughs' shows which
held recently in
Benin and Port-
Harcourt, has
reacted to the
allegation.
Speaking to the press
last Tuesday following
the allegation, Iyanya
denied the arrest of his
Manager. He however
admitted that the police
invited them. He said they
didn't spend close to 1
hour at the police station
before they were allowed
to leave.
Opa Williams reported
Iyanya to the police for
allegedly collecting N1.7
million from him to
perform at 'Nite of a
Thousand Laughs' shows
held in Benin and Port
Harcourt. Unfortunately,
the reigning afro-hip hop
act never showed up at
any of the shows.
Iyanya explained that the
reason they couldn't
make the Benin and Port
Harcourt shows was
because they were stuck
in traffic while on their
way to the venue.
"I didn't intentionally
refuse to show up at the
show. What happened
was that Opa contacted
me to perform at the
Benin leg of "Night Of A
Thousand Laughs." We
agreed for N1.7million but
he paid me only N1.5
million, promising to pay
the balance of
N200,000,00 after the
show. Later, he told me
that he wanted us to
perform in another show
at Port Harcourt but he
didn't pay me for the Port
Harcourt show.
"However, I agreed to
perform at both shows
out of respect I have for
Opa and I was in Benin
for the show.
Unfortunately, while I was
on my way to the venue,
I got stuck in traffic. That
was when I got a call that
the show had already
ended. Meanwhile, I was
scheduled to close the
show," Iyanya claimed.
Contrary to reports that
he was paid N1.7m
however, Iyanya said,
Opa Williams paid him
only N1.5 million,
promising to pay the
balance of N200,000
after the show he never
showed up at.
Iyanya said he had since
refunded the money to
Opa Williams. "Yes, I
refunded the money
through an Access Bank
cheque immediately."
"When I couldn't make it
to the shows, Opa
showed up with some
policemen who took us to
the police station. And
like I said earlier, we
didn't spend close to 1
hour at the station. All
they asked for was a
refund. There and then, I
issued a cheque to Opa
which was cashed
immediately. They didn't
detain us. I have since
apologised to Opa for
missing the shows,"
Iyanya said.

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