A chaotic hotel showdown in Abuja has thrust BBNaija star Phyna back into the spotlight, with a viral video showing her on the losing end of a fierce tussle. But the reality TV icon isn't backing down - instead, she's firing back with claims that the footage is misleading and that her opponent is the one fighting for her life in a hospital bed.
The drama unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at an upscale Abuja hotel, where Phyna - real name Ijeoma Josephina Otabor was staying. What began as a tense confrontation in her room over a missing ₦200,000 quickly boiled over into the lobby, drawing a crowd of stunned guests and staff.
Eyewitnesses say it started with accusations of theft. Phyna later revealed the unidentified woman had allegedly stolen from her repeatedly, including cash and jewelry, with a prior clash in Lagos that went unreported. "The girl keeps stealing from me," Phyna vented in a raw Instagram Stories rant on October 15. "She stole again yesterday, I caught her, and while we were trying to sort it, it led to a fight."
The circulating clip, which exploded across social media that same evening, paints a brutal picture: Phyna, in a grey dress and pink headwrap, is seen grappling desperately with the woman in a white top and patterned shorts. They tumble to the white-tiled lobby floor amid toppled plants and scattered rugs, hair-pulling and slaps flying as bystanders, including hotel security and even a wide-eyed child scramble to intervene. No arrests followed, but the video's raw intensity left viewers reeling, with many assuming Phyna got the worse of it.
"Phyna beaten mercilessly," blared one X post, racking up thousands of views. Comments poured in, branding her "embarrassing" or joking it was her latest "Netflix episode." The timing couldn't be worse, Phyna had only recently resurfaced after mourning her sister Ruth's tragic death in a road accident involving a Dangote truck. Fellow BBNaija alum Chizzy Francis leaped to her defense, pleading for empathy: "She's going through a lot. Defending Phyna isn't optional, she's human, grieving, and deserves respect, not hate."
But Phyna, ever the fighter, flipped the script on October 15 with a series of unfiltered Stories that have only fueled the frenzy. Dismissing the viral footage as "cropped" and "twisted," she insisted it captured only the aftermath, specifically, a moment when the woman and her "touts" ambushed her en route to the police station. "The video circulating is after the fight, and I was heading to the station," she explained, her words a mix of Pidgin fire and raw emotion. "The girl in question brought touts to the hotel... That video I was dragged down by the touts she brought, and she was on me."
She didn't stop there. Phyna boasted that she'd already "beat" the woman unconscious earlier in the room, urging followers: "Check that door... Make Una pray make she sha full, make Una pray make she survive. I'm the last person my fellow girl will bring to the ground at that reception." With just three people on her side against a mob, she claimed victory: "Well when she wakes up she will go chill in prison... Cuz she's currently in the hospital, me I dey hotel dey chill."
The post, echoing the transcribed screenshot that's now meme fodder online, has divided fans further. Some hail her resilience "Queen didn't fold!" while others cringe at the bravado, questioning if grief pushed her too far. Speculation swirls about deeper ties, like Abuja's elite circles or a shadowy "sugar daddy" angle, though nothing's confirmed.
As the woman remains hospitalized, Phyna's tale serves as a gritty reminder of fame's underbelly, where personal pain collides with public scrutiny. Will this dent her comeback, or rally her ride-or-dies? One thing's clear: Phyna's not done scrapping for her narrative.
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