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Netizens mock Diamond Platnumz's English speech at BOA awards

Diamond with Stormzy among others at BOA awards [Photo: Instagram @diamondplatnumz]

Tanzanian singer Nasibu Abdul Juma, popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, is a man under siege after a clip of his acceptance speech at the Best of Africa (BOA) awards went viral.

Recorded at Rosewood, London, Platinumz struggled to express himself in English after receiving the Philanthropic Endeavour Community Action Award as he addressed BOA awards attendees.

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