The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended actress Halima Abubakar following an investigation into her “unprofessional misconduct”.
In a memo released on Friday, the guild said it found Halima
“guilty of spreading false information about fellow members, associates, and
patrons, including allegations of extramarital affairs with highly placed
individuals”.
The AGN said a two-year-long investigation, conducted by a
special secret investigation panel, uncovered Halima’s “involvement in
slandering Nollywood”.
It added that the actress will face the national
disciplinary committee to determine her full punishment.
The guild said she should not be allowed to participate in
any filming projects during her suspension.
The AGN also said the secret panel is investigating other
female members allegedly involved in scandals with Godswill Akpabio, the senate
president.
“Following the thorough investigative report by the special
Secret Investigation Panel set up to conduct an internal underground secret
investigation into the activities of some blogs/bloggers since 2022,” the memo
reads.
“After two years of
the painstaking investigations, the Panel found out that Miss Halima Abubakar
was behind all the slandering information of our members, associates and
patrons, especially news of extra marital affairs linked with highly placed
individuals in the society emanating from the industry.
“Therefore, Halima Abubakar is hereby placed on indefinite
suspension from the Actors Guild of Nigeria. She will face the National
Disciplinary committee to determine her full punishment.
During this period of her suspension, she is not permitted
to participate in any Agn and or filming activities.
“The National/State Chapter Taskforces have been duly
mandated to monitor the compliance of the above order as violations of the
suspension rules may lead to further disciplinary actions.
“On behalf of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, I commend the
professional and incisive work done by members of the secret investigative
panel.
“However, some female
members on the watch-list are being investigated by the secret panel,
especially in the recent release of names purported to have had dealings with
the Senate President.”
In April, the federal high court in Abuja ordered the actress
to pay N10 million in damages for publishing derogatory remarks against cleric
Johnson Suleman.
In 2022, Halima called out the general overseer of Omega
Fire Ministries International on social media, claiming the pair once dated.
But Suleman threatened to sue her for “defamatory
statements”.
A blogger also claimed the cleric had affairs with different
Nollywood stars like Georgina Onuoha, Queen Nwokoye, Shan George, and Vivian
Metchie.
The blog post named Lilian Bach, Iyabo Ojo, Ruth Kadiri,
Mercy Johnson, Chinyere Winifred, Larriet Omo Brish, Ini Edo, Joy Ogbunu,
Angela Okorie, and Mary Uranta as part of Suleman’s alleged sexual victims.
Reacting to the allegations, Suleman described the reports
as an unrealistic litany of names organised to bring him down.
Similarly, Akpabio denied claims of having extra-marital affairs in July 2024.
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