James Brown, a Nigerian dancer of the fame “They Didn’t Caught Me,” has dumped his previous claim that he was HIV-positive.

Recall that after being arrested together with 46 other men accused of being homosexuals in Lagos, the dancer claimed that he was infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

In an Instastory post James Brown shared, he indirectly suggested that he made claims of being HIV-positive to avoid arrest. He also conceded that it was a mistake that is now  haunting him.

He wrote:

I don’t know why people think an HIV positive the simple mistake I did trying to save myself is hunting me.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.