Nollywood actress Evan Okoro has strongly criticised her colleague, Ekene Umenwa, after being accused of living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
The controversy started when it was claimed that Okoro’s name appeared on a list of Nollywood actors that Umenwa reportedly discussed during a private conversation with Adanma Waller, a Nigerian nurse based in the UK.
The viral list named several people who were said to be dealing with various health conditions, including HIV.
Okoro responded on her Instagram on Sunday, saying she was shocked to see her name linked to the disease.
She wondered whether Umenwa actually made the statement or whether someone else made the claim to cause problems between them.
She added that the rumour has deeply affected her family, especially her mother, who she said is currently in tears over the development.
She said: “E get something wey I see for social media right now. My name dey for one list; dem talk say Evans Okoro carry one thing for body wey dey heavy people for mouth to talk.
“Ekene Umenwa, you add me for your list? Is that what you said, or the devil just wants to use una bring me down? I defended you ooo. I said let’s hear the Ekene side of the story, but seeing my name there as somebody wey dem talk say she carries HIV sickness for body.
“Ekene, if na weytin you talk, may God punish you and your whole generation including your father, your mother, your husband. But if no be weytin you talk, may God punish those people that fabricate this lie and their generation because my mother is crying right now.”
