04 April 2025 |
5:48 pm
Nigerian content material creator, Ijoba Lande, has begged for mercy after accusing filmmaker Funke Akindele of underpaying him. In a brand new video trending on social media, Lande stated he by no means meant to wreck Akindele’s picture and blamed the backlash on a deceptive, edited model of his earlier video. “Please assist me. Don’t let me find yourself…
Nigerian content material creator, Ijoba Lande, has begged for mercy after accusing filmmaker Funke Akindele of underpaying him.
In a brand new video trending on social media, Lande stated he by no means meant to wreck Akindele’s picture and blamed the backlash on a deceptive, edited model of his earlier video.
“Please assist me. Don’t let me find yourself in jail. Assist me beg Funke Akindele,” he stated.
He defined that the unique video was misrepresented and that his phrases have been taken out of context.
“The video persons are sharing was edited. That’s not how I initially recorded it. I by no means had any intention to tarnish her picture. She didn’t unsuitable me,” he stated.
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The comic added that the quantity he talked about was additionally misquoted.
“The half the place I discussed 90k was reduce and joined. What I really stated was 190k, and I even corrected myself within the full video. It was the reduce and joined model that individuals picked. They didn’t present the total clip.”
He additionally famous that he spoke about Akindele’s achievements within the video, which have been ignored by those that shared the clip.“We even talked concerning the nice issues Funke Akindele has finished within the trade.”
Lande additionally feared authorized motion from the actress and pleaded with Nigerians to assist him keep away from a defamation case.
“Please don’t let this smash my life. What if Funke Akindele sues me, saying I lied that I used to be paid 190k? The place would I discover the cash to pay for defamation?”
Earlier, the comic had alleged in a viral video that he labored for Funke Akindele at Amen Property for a full month and acquired solely ₦90,000.
He admitted that he didn’t negotiate the fee correctly as a result of he was excited to work together with her.
“I used to be excited that I wished to go and work with Aunty Funke, so I didn’t trouble to cost her. I didn’t need it to seem like I used to be troublesome,” he stated.
He additionally blamed his lack of training for signing a doc stating his month-to-month wage.
“It’s good to be educated. Had it been I’m correctly educated, I wouldn’t have signed it. I believed it was nothing till the month ended and so they paid me90,000 for an entire month,” he stated.
As of the time of this report, Funke Akindele has not responded to Lande’s apology.
