Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has denied reports saying she seized a widow’s land without her consent.
The widow and her daughter recently made the claim via a viral clip, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Also reacting via her social media page, Patience clarified that she legally bought the land in question 15 years ago, and the widow was fully aware of the purchase.
According to her, the widow initially approached her agent to help find a buyer for the property, and after she bought it, the widow tried to resell a portion of it without her approval, which prompted her to immediately fence off the property.
The moviestar stated that the fencing eventually led to the widow and her daughter going on social media to spread fake news about her possessing their inheritance unjustly.
Describing the allegations as fraudulent and malicious, Ozokwor shared that the women are now doing all they can to exploit her public image to attract sympathy and donations.
“In 2010 – 15 years ago, I bought a piece of land. The land owner was aware of the sale. In fact, she was the one who approached my agent to help her find a buyer.
Fast forward last year, 14 years later. The previous owner decided it was a great idea to sell a plot out of my land without my knowledge. I got information, went and fenced my land.
Next thing I see, the owner and her daughter on social media crying and accusing me of taking the only land their husband and father left them.
This is blackmail, fraud and malicious intent. I am marvelled that they could viciously lie and castigate me for their own selfish intent. They are using my name to trend and get pity from people. I see that their plans are working because some people are donating to them and calling me unprintable names.
Social media is not a court,” she wrote.
Slamming bloggers for publishing the false claims without doing their due diligence, Mama G announced that she intends to take legal steps to clear her name.
The Nollywood veteran noted that it took years of sweat and blood to build her reputation in Nigeria, so she will not allow anyone to tarnish her image with lies.
Patience concluded by appreciating everyone who reached out to her as soon as the video circulated.
“As social media is not a court, I am pursuing legal means to vindicate my name because it took years to build and is my source of livelihood. There is so much more that I could have done, but I chose to let the law take its cause.
I am disappointed that some other bloggers reposted and shared the content without due diligence. Now I say to you “Meet Me in Court”. Thank you to everyone who reached out to me on this incident. I appreciate you all. #MamaGLovers,” she added.
