Teni breaks silence on kidnap attempt during performance in Rivers

<p><strong>Nigerian singer&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Teniola Apata<&sol;a> has denied reports saying she narrowly escaped a kidnap attempt during a performance at Buguma&comma; Asari Toru Local Government Area of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Rivers State<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A viral video late Sunday night showed how the incident happened in Buguma&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Teni started her performance on stage as the crowd sang along when the sound of broken bottle and gunshots were heard&comma; then the crowd scampered for safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Teni&&num;8217&semi;s management on Monday morning said it was not a kidnap attempt&comma; but a fight that broke out backstage&comma; leading to a stampede and pandemonium&comma; so they had to carry her to safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Everybody is fine&comma; and everything is good&period; We are on our way back to Lagos now&&num;8221&semi;&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Teni&&num;8217&semi;s management told BBC Pidgin<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;singer-teni-escapes-kidnap-attempt-during-performance-in-rivers-video&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;339966&semi;">VIDEO&colon; How Singer Teni Escaped Alleged Kidnap Attempt During Performance In Rivers<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Eyewitnesses said Teni was performing at a show organized by the old students of Kalabari National College 2002 set to mark their 20th anniversary and give awards before some hoodlums began to cause chaos among themselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;