Xenophobia: Basketmouth cancels his appearance at award show in South Africa
- Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, has reacted to the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa
- Basketmouth in his recent post on Instagram, has opted out of his trip to South Africa for the Comics Choice Awards
- The comedian joins many other Nigerian celebrities who have come out to condemn the violence
Earlier on, Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage condemned the attacks as she sympathised with victims of xenophobia in South Africa. She also took a step further by pulling out of an upcoming DSTV delicious festival that was set to be held in South Africa.
Joining her to take action in one's own little way is ace Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, who recently took to social media to also react to the xenophobic attacks currently going on in South Africa.
Taking to his Instagram page, the comedian announced that he has opted out of his trip to South Africa and will not be attending the Comics Choice Awards which is supposed to hold in the country.
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