Nollywood actress and filmmaker Iyabo Ojo has publicly addressed an alleged impersonator on Facebook who is reportedly using her name and photos to run a blog with 2.7 million followers.
In a video shared on Instagram, Ojo expressed her frustration, claiming the impersonator has been posting misleading stories, confusing her fans, and profiting from the page.
“This video is directed to whoever it is that is impersonating me and using my name. It has 2.7 million followers on Facebook,” she said, highlighting the sheer scale of the issue. Ojo’s statement underscores the potential damage impersonation can cause, especially when millions of people believe the content originates from the celebrity herself.
She explained her attempts to address the problem: “I have tried to report this account to Facebook. The person went and changed it to Iyabo Ojo Lovers. So at the time, Facebook was thinking it’s my fan page. This is not my fan page. I don’t know who owns this. I don’t know who created this. But this page has been going on for a very long time. Now, my problem with this page is that this person is a blogger. Because I will not sit down and carry other people’s news.”
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Ojo is concerned not only about the false content being shared but also about the financial gain the impersonator may be earning from using her identity. She stated, “This person has constantly carried different news and stories and definitely is making money, right, with my name. Okay. Now, my problem is that a lot of people think I own the page. In fact, the reason why I joined Facebook, was it last year? Or two years ago? The reason why I joined it was because of an issue like this. Why? To report all these pages.” Her words reflect the frustration many public figures experience when their identity is misused online.
Ojo also pointed out that there are legal avenues available in Nigeria to report such impersonation. She said, “Luckily, I found out that in Nigeria here, they can actually help you bring down this page if you report it. I found out recently and I’m very glad about it.” She then directly addressed the impersonator: “So I want to tell this person that owns this page that is using my name to be deceiving people and be gathering followers and making money. If you know you want to be a blogger, don’t be greedy. You have used my name to gather 2.7 million followers, right? Change my name. Remove my name. Remove my picture. Because you and I know that I don’t know you and this is not my page. This is the last warning I’m going to give you because me, I’m not a blogger. Take my name off this page and my picture. Take it off. Because the next time you will look for this page and it will be gone. I’m not capping with you. The next time when I have your time, this page will disappear. So if you know you want to keep your 2.7 million followers, remove my name and my picture. Create your own identity now.”
In addition to addressing the impersonator, Ojo condemned others who misuse her name to spread false information, urging them to stop. She said, “Why are you using my name to be blogging? Making people feel like I’m a blogger. And it’s not funny anymore because you put my pictures there and you blog, you carry different news. It’s madness. So please, I know there’s a lot of people impersonating me on Facebook, on TikTok, on everywhere. I know.”
She also criticized the page’s monitoring of her personal posts: “Every day in my DM, I keep getting messages like, did you write this? Did you post this? So I’m telling whoever it is that is in charge of this page. I’m sure you’ll get to see this video because you’re always on my page. Everything I post on my page, you go and post it on this page, right? So you’re definitely monitoring me. You’re one of the monitoring spirits. Please, kindly change. Take my name off it. Take my pictures off it. Rebrand it. You can stand alone now. You have 2.7 million followers.”
She concluded by addressing others considering impersonation: “And for the rest of you that will just wake up one morning and go and use my name and write, Iyabo just said this, Iyabo just said that.” Ojo’s strong statements reflect her determination to protect her reputation and set a clear warning for anyone misusing her identity.