Jeff Koinange opens up on alleged rape case that got him fired from CNN
In his book ‘Through My African Eyes’ which has come highly rated, Jeff Koinange Spills the beans on the controversy that tanked his CNN career, his childhood, his work in Sierra Leone,winning an Emmy and his family.He has now opened up again on the issue during his show on Hot 96 Fm.Jeff Koinange had been involved in two controversial incidents in recent months one where the Nigeria government accused him of paying people to pose for CNN cameras over the Oil Kidnappings in the Nile Delta.The other was a London date rape incident. He raped a grandmother, Marianne Briner.Koinange, who also hosts the popular weekly talk show,JFK live, also narrated how he informally received the message of his sacking from his boss, at a time he was driving at a highway in the States.“People always think you (I) are (am) something of an overnight star or you (I) don’t go through problems as they do,” Koinange narrated to his co-host.“It was around that time that rumours started circulating that a woman I had gotten in touch with in Europe, wrote to to me and said, ‘look I hear you are a good friend of (famed American actress and talk show host) Opray Winfrey, I would really like to get in touch with her just (for her) to promote a book that I am writing.”Watch the video below for the full statement: