9th March, 2011
Fast rising hip-hop sensation, Wizkid, had a horrifying experience in Lagos on Saturday, 5 March.
Showbiz Trends learnt that Wizkid was lucky to be alive as he was robbed at gun point that night by armed bandits who went away with his Honda i-VTec car.
The 20-year-old Banky W protege was reportedly riding with his friends, including Wande Coal‘s younger brother, in his Black Honda Accord i-VTEC along Ikorodu Road, Lagos, when the incident happened.
According to a report, Wizkidâ€
“They took everything he had on him, including his mobile phones, so he had to trek all the way from Third Mainland Bridge back to the mainland,†a source told thenetng.com, a Lagos based showbiz portal.
The car in question, according to sources, is said to be the controversial Honda believed to have been a gift from his friend and Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike.
—Funsho Arogundade