Social media users are showing support and love for Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli over her new movie on YouTube.
The actress, who last year had to take down one of her movies over copyright issues, has been rocked again with another copyright claim.
A certain Chinonso Obiora Sky berry, a Canadian-based network engineer, had filed a copyright infringement claim against the actress, which led YouTube to take down her trending movie, Love In Every Word, which had over 7 million views.
According to Chinonso’s LinkedIn page, he owns Skyberry Studios, an Abuja-based photography and aerial videography business. He holds the position of Lead drone pilot and editor in the company.
Kemi Filani checked the actress’ YouTube page and noticed that the movie, which garnered over 7 million within 72 hours, had been taken down by YouTube.
Visitors on the site notice a message on the YouTube link, “This video is no longer available due to copyright claims by Chinonso Obiora Skyberry”.
Love In Every Word is a heartfelt romantic drama that explores love, emotional resilience and the power of communication in relationships. The movie is produced by Omoni Oboli and written by Mfon Abasi Michael Inyang.
See some reactions from netizens to the devastating news
One Mazi Olisaemeka tweeted, “Why exactly did YouTube take down that Omoni Oboli’s movie that has already crossed the 6m mark. That’s really unfair
One Irebami Olakanm1 wrote, “Why are they always doing this to Omni Oboli? This is the second time. Not when the movie ranked many views. I pity her, sha
One Enoch Owolabi wrote, “How can people be this wicked? How do you claim rights to something that isn’t yours? What kind of evil-mindedness is this? A movie with over 7 million views is gone. I find it hard to believe that Omoni Oboli would be so careless as not to copyright her work.
Another Twitter user wrote, “One Possibly they’ve been secretly Reporting the movie, Most of them on that YouTube space were obviously not happy with the hype Omoni Oboli TV / Love in Every word was getting; The heart of human is truly wicked; Let’s just hope it’s a Glitch.
One Princexdeybo wrote, “This is wickedness, nah
One Firstladyxxo wrote, “Kai, this is sad, man. Jesus, 7 million gone just like that. People sha
One Iamlilian_official wrote, “The enemies have come, oh
One Ifyprecious_adewale wrote, “This is terrible, lol
One Jennifer Trimnell wrote, “Haters, that’s why
One Vivian Pavy wrote, “Haters, that’s why
One Adeolamiji Ade wrote, “Wickedness at its peak”.
This is undoubtedly a painful moment for Omoni, who made her return to the Cinema world last year. Kemi Filani reported that after 5 years of being away from the Vienna, Omoni made a return with The Uprising which grossed over N93 million within a week and became the number-one Nollywood film of the weekend.
At her movie premiere, Omoni couldn’t hold back her tears as she received a brand new car from her partners. Sharing a clip of the emotional moment, Omoni stated that it wasn’t just a car but a symbol of her growth, passion, and impact on shaping Nollywood.
Also, last year, Omoni had tooted her horns, after her 2019 movie, Last Year Single, made waves on Netflix despite it being years since it was released. She noted how her movie was still the number-one show on Netflix in Nigeria.
Recall that in early 2024, drama brewed, between Ruth Kadiri and Omoni, as they heavy shades on their respective Instagram stories. Ruth warned a certain colleague against hijacking her artists and messing them up. She accused the said person of purchasing views on the YouTube streaming platform which lowered the ratings of her proteges. In like manner, Omoni shared a prayer caption for her enemies.