The actresses didn’t spare their colleague, Yomi Fabiyi at all.
They took him to the cleaners and their comment sections on social media are brimming with words against Fabiyi.
For Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Aigbe, Yomi Fabiyi needs an overhaul mentally for producing a movie, ‘Oko Iyabo’ (Iyabo’s husband) when a minor who has been assaulted sexually hasn’t gotten justice.
Many of the actors who watched the trailer observed that Yomi depicts a case involving fellow actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha who is facing charges of sexual assault of a minor and the victim as if she is a prostitute!
Iyabo in an Instagram post on Monday called on the Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners’ Association (TAMPAN) to act promptly.
Iyabo and Yomi have both publicly clashed over Baba Ijesha’s case. Yomi took sides with Baba Ijesha while Iyabo condemned them both.
Iyabo said Yomi portrayed a young girl with the mischievous career goal to be a prostitute.
“I’m honestly waiting our elders in the industry to grant another press conference and address the sad issue on a movie that promote abuse and ridicules a girl child…,” Iyabo wrote.
She added that the president of TAMPAN and the association’s elders like Jide Kosoko and Adebayo Salami should “should swing into action and caution the producer and all persons involved in this film.”
Iyabo’s full text reads:
“The events of the past few weeks involving one of our colleagues before the Court has drawn lots of reactions from different quarters, however, it is necessary we exercise patience, so we don’t fall into the danger of intruding into the sacred issues already instituted.
Yet, civility demand all parties, both those directly involved and other interested parties hesitate from being too emotional or bias about the plague of children molestation ravaging our society.
Therefore, as a victim of sexual violence and stakeholder in film industry, we are oblige to jealously guard our actions and activities not to jeopardise the very cherished societal values we hold dear to our hearts.
It is no longer news that, Yomi Fabiyi just released a movie, titled, “oko iyabo” that portrayed a young girl with the mischievous career goal to be a prostitute.
I’m honestly waiting our elders in the industry to grant another press conference and address the sad issue on a movie that promote abuse and ridicules a girl child, been gross violation of the fundamental human right to dignity and more so, againt the child rights law of Lagos state.
This is even against the court ruling that individuals should refrain from commenting or doing anything that would undermine the powers of the court or unduly influence the proceedings in court.
It is tragic to see a movie teaching our children that it is right to have a relationship with an adult.
The President of Tampan @mrlatin1510 our elders @princejidekosoko @adebayo.salam should swing into action and caution the producer and all persons involved in this film.
Ironically, Yomi call himself a friend and junior colleague to baba ijesha yet at every slightest opportunity, you are using his situation to your advantage, to project your fame.
You call yourself a human right activist but yet you have subjected a minor and girl to more ridicule and abuse.
Take note, an army of bias adults and myopic persons can never silence my voice.
The narration of the dastardly act cannot be misinterpreted. No adult should be allowed to intimidate or deprive that 14years old girl from getting justice.
The wheel of justice grind slowly but justice shall be served.”
Meanwhile, Tonto Dikeh, who had not previously commented on the matter publicly, said she was ashamed of Yomi and that what he did was a slap in the victim’s mother’s face.
“It’s a slap on all rape victims(dead or alive). Yomi, I expected better of you. My prayers for you is that you find men and women who will fight for your children if they see injustice but God forbid they ever see it,” she added.
Also reacting was Mercy Aigbe, who had condemned Baba Ijesha’s act from the outset. She wrote on Instagram, “How on earth would you make mockery of someone’s agonizing pain! How????? Only a wicked soul would do that!!!!! Just that particular scene I saw of your movie is insensitive, utterly distasteful and disgusting!”