Foremost comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has come under fire as friends and followers on the social media (facebook and twitter) attacked him over his "rape joke" Sunday.
Most followers felt the joke he posted on his facebook account encourages rape, and within a few hours it went viral, he was under severe criticism, with some followers calling on telecommunications giant, Globacom, to terminate his deal as an ambassador of the company.
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