'Almighty' Tacha disqualified from BBNaija Reality Show

Tacha, has been disqualified from the On-going Big Brother Naija reality show for assaulting her housemate, Mercy.

'Almighty' Tacha disqualified from BBNaija Reality Show
Tacha

Big brother housemate, Anita Natacha Akide, popularly called Tacha, the social media sensation, one of the contestants of the ongoing reality show Big Brother Naija has been disqualified.

Biggie found the housemate guilty of violence after her altercation with Mercy. Both housemates had come to blows during a heated verbal match that saw Tacha pulling Mercy’s hair twice, prior to Ebuka’s surprise visit.

Mercy also got two strikes as a result of the fight they both had earlier today.

Tacha has also become the first housemate to be disqualified from the ongoing reality show.

Mercy on the other hand broke down after hearing Biggie’s verdict on Tacha. Afraid that she will suffer the same fate, she could not hold back the tears and went on her knees. Biggie however issued her two strikes for provocation and warned her that another strike would annul her immunity.

Big Brother also reiterated the rules of the reality show while addressing the housemates.

He said, “BBNaija rule book clearly states in Article 18 sub-section 1 that, other types of violence, including provocation, goading, bullying, and victimisation may be punished by Big Brother in any way Big Brother chooses.”

With this new development, the Housemates are now down to eight following Cindy’s earlier eviction.

This development comes barely two weeks after Big Brother magnanimously forgave house infringements and lifted the strikes.

During their altercation earlier in the day, Big Brother had invited both housemates to the Diary Room, where he cautioned them.

However, in spite of his caution, the duo continued to exhibit violent behaviour, with Tacha acting out violently against Mercy, while Mercy visibly restrained herself and was also prevented from being physically violent.

The organisers, Multichoice, also issued a statement to the effect.

Their statement read, “MultiChoice and the show producers, are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all housemates in the Big Brother house at all times. We view incidents such as occurred with Tacha and Mercy in a very serious fight and will continue to take necessary action against housemates who break the strict rules of Big Brother.”

Prior to the disqualification, Mercy and Tacha’s fight dominated social media on Friday morning.

The fight started when Big Brother sent a scroll into the house to be read and Mercy delayed reading the message.

Reacting to the delay, Tacha snidely told Mercy to sleep there, leading Mercy to refer to Tacha as a stupid girl.

With Tacha out of the house, there are only eight contestants left in the game. Ike, Elozonam and Mike are still up for possible eviction.