Iyanya condemned for violently pushing fan off stage

Reports say Nigerians are condemning popular Nigerian Afropop singer, Iyanya for allegedly pushing a fan off stage while performing in Awka in the Anambra State.

A video that angered fans on social media captured the moment the singer pushed a male fan spraying money on him off stage.

The Dailypost reported that he continued his performance as if nothing had happened.

However reacting to the massive backlash he has been receiving due to the pushing incident, Iyanya, in a tweet explained that the fan was slapping his face with the money.

He wrote: “The guy kept slapping my face with the money, and I tried to hold his hand, and he continued. First, no matter how much you are spraying, don't slap someone with it, that's disrespectful.”