Nobody can ban my movie Oko Iyabo – Yomi Fabiyi declares

Controversial Nigerian actor and producer Yomi Fabiyi has declared that nobody can ban his movie, Oko Iyabo as he has the right to use the name of actress Iyabo Ojo in his controversial film.

According to the filmmaker, “the movie is about Iyabo Ojo and I, fighting a child abuse case from a different angle”.

He said he wasn’t cashing in and making light of the matter but writing his own side of the story.

The actor in a post on Instagram noted that Iyabo Ojo had made many videos mentioning his names and those videos are uploaded on social media and YouTube.

One of the scenes in “Oko Iyabo” is a re-enactment of the viral CCTV video footage which implicated Baba Ijesha.

However, the film portrays Baba Ijesha as a victim of a carefully orchestrated ploy by his close friend. In the film, the teenage actress could be seen making the first move on the actor.

The film promptly sparked outrage on social media after it was released on YouTube.

Many social media commenters canvassed for the film to be reported and the film was removed from YouTube barely 24 hours after it premiered.

“I hand you all to your consciences and God. No amount of all these can pull me down. AND NOBODY BANNED MY MOVIE. We private it deliberately just to give room for calm,” Fabiyi wrote on his Instagram story addressing the concerns around the film.

He vowed that the movie will later be made available online and on DVD which will be rated by Censor’s board and not by social media comments.

“At some point OKO IYABO MOVIE will be released on DVD, YouTube and others. You can’t abort an already born baby.

“Censor’s board will rate OKO IYABO when I apply and everybody will enjoy the movie soon because it is about two young actors, Yomi & Iyabo fighting on a case from different angle and personalities.

“The movie has enough message. MY FULL V RESPONSE TOMORROW. Thank you all for your continued support and genuine concerns,” he added.