Rumour has been going viral on social networking sites that Nollywood
star actress Toyin Aimakhu and one other actress, Regina Chukwu were
involved in an alleged stolen money mess with the son of a spiritualist
based around Isheri/Igando area of Lagos State named Ibrahim
Arikoserere. It was reported that
the two popular actresses were
arrested by some military men and were made to refund some money
collected from Ibrahim worth over N3million.
Please they were never arrested
AlabamaUncut contacted Toyin Aimakhu and Regina Chukwu on phone to get their sides of the story. According to Toyin
"I have been on [movie] set for two days, nobody arrested me. Arrest me
for what? I was never arrested and would never be arrested. "I never knew he (Ibrahim) stole money. He dashed (me game as a gift). Infact, the money he gave me isn't enough to shoot a movie because he said he was supporting me with the money for a movie only for me to be called. I was even the one that got him arrested for assault. "Trust me, it's no big deal because everything is being settled. I can't explain this to everybody but only to reliable people like you."
Regina said, "Nobody arrested me at any point in time. I was invited, nobody took me without my consent. I didn't swindle anybody, it has never happened in the history of Regina Chukwu in Nollywood." "He once asked me how much it would cost him to produce a movie. I told him that he can't just say this is the amount you want to use to shoot a movie. First of all, you have to get your script which will determine the amount of money the movie will cost,"
Narrating further, Regina said Ibrahim then told her that he has N1million to give her to do a movie since she knows the industry well, which she collected but later found out she wasn't the only one approached for the same purpose.
"I got a call from Ibrahim that I should come to his place. While we were driving, he told me he would want me to see his dad in his office, who I had longed to see. So, when I got in and greeted him and played about what he brought for me from Mecca, the general mood on everyone's faces inside got me suspicious of something. I was then asked how much Ibrahim gave me, which I told them.
"They then told me that I needed to refund the money. I then asked what exactly was the problem. It was then a man, who is probably Ibrahim's father's lawyer, told me that the money Ibrahim gave me was stolen from his dad. "At this point, I was shocked and then called my mum. I took them to my house which is like five minutes to the office and went back to the office with my mum. She was aware of the whole Ibrahim issue from the beginning.
"I made sure I signed an undertaking that I refunded the amount of money I collected from Ibrahim. I saw some people there, I don't want to mention names,"
