Nigeria, March 30 -- Two famous Nigerian comedians, Ayo Makun, AY and Bright Okpocha, popularly called Basketmouth, have avoided each other for 17 years.

Until recently, the real reason behind their lingering beef remained unknown.

'AY', in an interview session with media personality Chude, said his long-term beef with Basketmouth, whom he tagged along with to events at the outset of his career, began in 2006.

He said: "In 2006, (Basketmouth) usually will get gigs like weddings - multiple gigs on a Saturday, maybe two or three weddings. So what he used to do then was to attend one, then at a point, leave the venue and catch up in the other venue, and then you will need someone else to stand in for you. That was the opportunity I got fr...