Nigerian comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma has cleared the air on rumours that he was banned from entering the United States (US).
News spread months back that he engaged in an altercation with a visa-issuing officer at the American embassy resulting in him being denied permanent access in the country.
Speaking during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Bovi expressed his disappointment at the way the incident has spun out of context by his fans and the media.
He expressed his disappointment at the development.
The Delta State-born comedian revealed that the visa officer, a blackman he met at the embassy was very unfriendly and disrespectful.
He stated that he was embarrassed when the story was blown out of proportion in the media and wondered how anyone could gain access to a visa officer since they are protected by a glass wall.
Bovi said he only asked the officer how many visas he had obtained in the last ten years, considering he had always had two American visas in that period.
However, the officer reportedly replied, “There is a new sheriff in town,” before pushing back Bovi’s passport and that of his wife.
“The way everything went, it escalated in the media. They started to have different versions of the story,” he said.
The popular comedian also spoke about his strained relationship with his father while growing up and revealed that he was determined to raise his own kids differently.
“I don’t want to raise my kids the way I grew up under my old man, so I am trying to be different,” he added.
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