Suspended Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN.
The actress additionally demanded N30bn from Rollas following the announcement of her suspension on his social media deal with.
DAILY POST stories that Abubakar was suspended over her alleged involvement in slandering Nollywood.
Reacting to the accusations, the actress expressed that she had by no means been contacted or given a possibility to answer the claims earlier than the announcement
Abubakar in a letter dated October 20, 2024, by her authorized representatives, P.D. Pius & Associates, accused the AGN President of intentionally tarnishing her repute.
“Our shopper has been battling well being points for years, and regardless of sustaining an expert relationship, you selected this delicate second throughout her restoration to unfold a false narrative. This has brought on her emotional misery and harmed her repute in society.”
The solicitors additional demanded fast elimination of the defamatory publication on Rollas’ Instagram web page with unreserved public and N30 billion in damages for reputational hurt.
The letter concluded with a warning; “Until these calls for are met in 7 days, we’re instructed by our shopper to pursue acceptable authorized motion.”