Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has stated her personal experiences of being molested multiple times fuelled her outrage and motivation to speak out and support Nigerian comedienne, Princess, during the alleged rape case involving actor, Baba Ijesha.
Naijaonpoint reports that the film star made this known during an episode of ‘The Goldroom’ podcast with Iyabo.
The thespian said she was disappointed at how adults manipulated the story and attacked the victim and Princess, emphasising that as entertainers, they have a responsibility to set a positive example and preach good values.
Iyabo Ojo further stated that she holds her fellow entertainers to a higher standard, especially with such a sensitive issue, and feels strongly about calling out wrongdoing within the industry.
She said, “I remember when it was during the rape issue, the young lady who was allegedly mølested by one of my senior colleague.
“I really didn’t control my emotions then because I was outraged by what happened and I think it’s because I was also coming from that part, where I had gone through whatever she went through multiple times than hers and I just felt like enough is enough we need to start speaking out for the girl and boy child.
“I was taken aback when I saw adults manipulating the story and even coming for the child and Princess, and that made me know we have a long way to go in Nigeria.
“You’ll notice when I kick, I kick when my fellow entertainers do wrong, because I feel like we are supposed to do right by our people, that’s why we are entertainers. We are also evangelist because if we’re playing a bad role something bad must happen to the person playing the bad role, we are preaching, we cannot be preaching and doing the same bad thing that we’re telling people that is wrong, so for me it gets to me more when a known person does something wrong“.