Yesterday, March 24, 2017, it was reported that Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli had been served with court papers for allegedly ‘stealing’ the script for her new movie, Okafor’s Law.
Jude Idada, a Canada-based writer alleged that Oboli took the work he had done regarding Okafor’s Law and developed it without giving him due credit or remuneration.
READ: Omoni Oboli lands in court over ‘Okafor’s Law’, barred from premiering the film
Oboli and Filmhouse Distribution were left with no other option than to cancel the premiere of Okafor’s Law, yesterday, following the court injunction which arrived one hour to the premiere of the film.
Addressing the invited guests at the IMAX Cinema, the mother of three broke down in tears as she insisted that the script and movie were created by her.
Many Nigerians took to social media to vent their opinion after news broke that the premiere, which cost millions to put together, had been cancelled.
ALSO: ‘My story, my script, my film!’ – Omoni Oboli insists as ‘Okafor’s Law’ premiere is cancelled
Check people’s reactions on Twitter
Why am I not surprised? Women on strike was a copy of Spike Lee’s Chiraq https://t.co/5F9Egellxd
— Adeyemi Adesanya (@yemimanutd) March 24, 2017
Morale of this story, if someone accuses you of plagiarism, you damn well address them. Omoni chose to ignore the… https://t.co/9OagiZ11ih
— Kanife Ejike (@AktivIngredient) March 25, 2017
She’s silly to have ignored all prior attempts to settle this https://t.co/2aZfLAMZ3Q
— #NotInCourtRoom502 (@CheRox) March 24, 2017
Omo I should have dealt with this allegation a long time ago. This show we don’t take intellectual theft serious in Nigeria. #okaforslaw
— ♥ N E S S A ♥™ (@vanniebee_) March 25, 2017
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This post first appeared on TNS.
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