COVID-19: Instagram Comedian, Sydney Talker Apologizes After Being Dragged For Allegedly Playing a Prank On NCDC
Popular Instagram comedian, Sydney Talker has eventually apologized after several Nigerian took to Twitter to demand apology for playing a prank on NCDC (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control).
The 24-year-old shared a video of himself calling NCDC claiming he needs to be tested for COVID-19. However, the operator insisted that for anyone to be tested, they must have been in contact with an infected person or developed symptoms after returning from a Coronavirus high risk country.
Sydney soon shared another video claiming he was down with symptoms of Coronavirus and NCDC has refused to test him.
However, NCDC made a tweet that it’s a skit but Sydney refuted the claims.
Meanwhile, NCDC eventually conducted a test on him, he tested negative to Coronavirus and many have dragged him for playing a prank.
He has now apologized on his Twitter page stating that his intention wasn’t to mock or hurt NCDC and the health practitioners.
See Tweets Below:
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I wanted to highlight how govt can do better for citizens and I apologise that it looks like a mockery of health workers.I would now join the fight against Coronavirus with every influence and power that I have. We all need to work to overcome this virus
— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) April 3, 2020
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I want to also say that nobody should use what I did as an excuse to prank the NCDC. That was not my aim or intention at all. And it will be terrible for anyone to do same. We must all speak against prank calls and I will join Dr Olufunmilayo and others to speak against it.— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) April 3, 2020
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Again I’m sorry and I never meant to hurt anyone.— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) April 3, 2020
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