Nollywood actress Angela Okorie was arrested and detained for a day in
South Africa last weekend for allegedly stealing $3,200 from a friend's home.
Reacting to the story, Angela says it was all blackmail from a friend/fan named
Prosper, whose sexual advance she turned down and whose stock in trade is to
extort money from Nigerians who go to South Africa for project. Read the full detail of her story below...
"I left Nigeria for South Africa to shoot my movie, Nwa
Abakaliki in South Africa on Monday April 7 2014 with Prince Ekeh, Muma Gee's
husband. I paid for his flight and accommodation from Port Harcourt to Lagos
and from Lagos to South Africa. Then at a point, I decided to move to a hotel
so as to give him space and a friend of mine called M.K said I should come over
to her place at North Gate Estate where I can pay less for my accommodation
because she has a 3 bedroom flat.
"So I moved in and met a friend of mine called Prosper who
is actually one of my biggest fans in her place. But he was also living in a
separate room with the lady. As time went on, this guy started disturbing me
for sex. He said he liked me and would not mind having an affair with me. But I
told him I am married with a child but he would not let me be. It got to a
stage he went to hire a car to take me around so as to aid my production but I
never gave in to his demand for sex. Then on good Friday, April 18th, I was in
my room and didn't bother locking my room door. Prosper came in and tried to
rape me but I told him that I am ready to kill and go to jail if he ever tried
it. After much sweet words and threats, he left me alone and I moved out of the
house to Hilton Hotel, Sandton that day.
"On Sunday, April
19th, Prince Eke called me that Prosper and some people were coming to meet me
at the hotel and I said no problem. Unknown to me, he was coming with about
three policemen. I opened the door for them but to my greatest surprise,
Prosper said that I stole his 32,000rand which is about $3,200. I was surprised
because that to me is ridiculous. How can I steal such money when I paid for
Prince Ekeh's flight and accommodation which amounts to about $4,000 dollars,
not to talk of myself? I was taken to honeydew from where I was moved to
Ranburg Police station in Johannesburg on Saturday April 19th and was released
the following day, being April 20, 2014, Easter Sunday.
"Why I am sad about the whole blackmail is that it was after
my release that I got to know that Prosper's job in South Africa is to con and
defraud new Nigerians in S.A. He would identify strangers who have come with
money for a project and offer to assist. Afterwards, he would call the
policemen who are also working with him to defraud the innocent people,
claiming to have done something for them or that they stole his money. He
picked on me because he knows I am a celebrity and would not want to soil my
name.
"I was seriously embittered when I later learnt that Prince
Ekeh harbored him in the house I left for him to stay and that he was on the
run because I vowed to take the matter in the law court for defamation of
character. When the issue became serious, they started begging me, sending
different set of people to beg me but I promised them to show them the other
side of me because I have not been able to complete my movies since then.
Prince Ekeh was even threatening to shoot me; that why would I be telling my
friends about the incident and also queried the policemen who gave me my
passport.
"Prince is an ingrate. I paid for his ticket from Port
Harcourt to Lagos and from Lagos to South Africa to help him and his family
because his wife, Muma Gee has been the only one assisting his career and all
he could pay me with is this cheap blackmail. He was not even happy that my
passport was released to me. I keep asking myself why? What does he want to
achieve? Anyway, I have told him and his accomplice who tried to rape and
blackmail me that I am taking this up in a reputable law court" she
said
29 Comments
Prosper oshiiiiii
ReplyDeleteHe's a thief
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteWicked world...
ReplyDeletePrince Ekeh doesn't haf regard for women...simple dats y he behaved lik dat
ReplyDeleteAfta doing al dez for him, he still played funny
ReplyDeleteI dunno y a lot of guyz of nowadays find it difcut to respect women
ReplyDeleteGod is watching..
ReplyDeleteNa wah for Prince Ekeh
ReplyDeleteIt's realy bad
ReplyDeleteShame on dis Prosper guy
ReplyDeleteProsper is a dupe...well kown dupe
ReplyDeleteSo Prince Ekeh is doin fyn boi wif empty pocket
ReplyDeleteToo bad....
ReplyDeleteShame on this young man
ReplyDeletePrince Ekeh is depending on Muma Gee...hehehehe!
ReplyDeleteAngela it's obvious dat u hired ur enemy rite frm naija buh u don kow. Its clear prince Ekeh neva liked u
ReplyDeleteMuma Gee is in trouble
ReplyDeleteY'all shold pity Muma Gee wit ds
ReplyDeleteChoi!!! Prince doesn't haf mercy
ReplyDeleteSowei swty
ReplyDeletePrince is dan too broke & he's lokin for share frm d Prosper guy
ReplyDeleteShame o dem
ReplyDeleteHaha! Ekeh cud haf considad dat dey cam to SA togeda frm nig
ReplyDeleteDis is so disgraceful
ReplyDeleteNonsense..ow can she steal
ReplyDeleteOw can she do zat
ReplyDeleteNonsense..ow can she steal
ReplyDeletePrince Ekeh wan tak advantage of d babe
ReplyDelete