A respected American website has clarified that a clip by a comedian from the British stand-up circuit pretending to be an African dictator deporting Americans is a joke.

In the clip that appeared on social media comedian Benjamin Bankole Bello, in the guise of uniformed spoof dictator President Obonjo makes a dramatic statement: “I have decided that I am giving American citizens in my country 24 hours of notice to pack their bags and leave my country immediately.”