There seems to be trouble within the Yoruba part of the Nollywood industry. Actress Yewande
Adekoya has come out to accuse movie marketer, Akeem
Olatunji Balogun, (Olasco Films) of theft and
threat to life.
In a publicised message on Friday, Yewande lashed out at Olasco whom she claims owes her a sum of N2m for movies he helped market. She also accused him of trying to date her, despite the fact that she is married
‘Good day Nigerians. My name is Yewande
Adekoya-Abiodun. I am a happily married movie producer, screenwriter and
actress. I have been practising since 2002 and i am presently a bonafide member
of Tampan. I want to beg Nigerians all over the world to pls help me tell Akeem
Olatunji Balogun (Olasco films) to leave my life alone. If anything bad happens
to me, Nigerians, pls hold Akeem Olatunji Balogun responsible. He has marketed
my movies for about six years now and i have nothing to show for it
financially. I do not even have a car of my own. He sold igbodudu 1&2, omo
elemosho1&2, kudi klepto1&2, Emere, Irawo meji and Kurukuru 1,2,3. This
man is presently owing me the sum of 2million naira and he has refused to pay
because he feels no one can challenge him. He has been owing me since 2014.
When he owes you, you dare not ask for your money, if you do, he will start war
just like the one he has just started. He is also not the type that signs a
contract due to his dubious character. He prefers verbal agreements. He is very
influencial in the yoruba movie market, so it is almost a waste of time to
report him to anyone there. I know this because i had earlier reported him to
several marketers who have rapor with him, still no result. I called the
president of the yoruba marketers association, he didn’t pick my calls. I was
eventually able to speak with his assistant who sympatised with me and then
told me that little or nothing could be done about the matter. Olasco has
humiliated and oppressed me for too long, and now, i feel it’s time to speak
up. The last business deal i had with him that really pissed me off was
Kurukuru, a three part movie i wrote and produced while i was 8months pregnant
in 2015. He released kurukuru online and on DVD in nov 2015, and then claimed
we didn’t make any profit from the 3 releases of the movie despite the huge
success record the movie had.
‘I
decided to keep mute about everything since last year, because i do not like to
fight anyone or make noise over anything whatsoever. He sent me an embarrassing
sum of N300, 000 which he believes should serve as my payment for Emere, Irawo
meji and Kurukuru part1,2 and 3. I quietly moved on with my life and faced my
work squarely, but Mr Akeem Balogun will not let me be. He keeps oppressing and
terrorising anyone i choose to do business with. He even went as far as
influencing movie marketers and some movie producers to stop casting me for
movie roles. Why? What exactly did i do to you? What exactly do you want from
me? Mr Akeem Olatunji Balogun please leave me alone, i refuse to be enslaved by
you, like you enslave some others. You don’t pay them and you also won’t let
them do business with other people. Maybe it’s because i refused to date you even
after all these years, that is why you are strongly determined to destroy me. I
serve a living God Mr Akeem and the God i serve will never allow darkness
overcome light. Olasco films has refused to pay me my royalty for the three
movies: Emere, Irawo meji and Kurukuru part 1, 2, 3 and i have not yet taken
him to court for that, and he is here, strongly advocating against me doing
business with other marketers and film distributors of my choice. I know you
are tough but my God is tougher than you. Don’t try HIM. I still have the
bounced cheque of 1million naira that you gave me in 2011. May my God reward
you accordingly. My beautiful fans and fellow Nigerians all over the world, pls
help me tell this man to leave me alone oooooooooo if he does not want the wrath
of God to decend on his entire household.’
Olasco is yet to respond to the claims, as he told our correspondent he was
driving when we reached out to him.
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