Nollywood actress, Elvina Ibru, has revealed that she would
love to meet the robber who raped her in 2004.
Ibru, who played the role of Mopelola in the blockbuster
movie, “Bling Lagosians” urged rape victims to speak out.
In her words, “I was raped by an armed robber in 2004. It
wasn’t my fault and not an incident that warrants me taking up microphone
about, so I set up an advocacy group to address it. The group is to manage the
young and old ones who had been through the same ugly incident like me. I know
if I had to go all out to the media about the situation, it will fizzle out.
“However, it is not something I have been silent about; I
don’t know the person that raped me, but I will meet him again, I know I will
meet him”.
Ibru went on to advise Nollywood stakeholders to be
professional in their conduct, adding that the industry needed the touch of
core professionals.
“Although I can say that I am not a veteran in the movies
because I just spiced up my acting recently, but I have been on stage for a
long time. What I can bring to the table for my colleagues is that they must be
professional with their jobs as much as possible.
“There are times that we need to up our games as actors,
producers and other professions in the film making industry; we need to be
professional and do things right. The fault in our movies did not just happen
because we lack money, they also come with the way we handle things as
professionals, though, money is also a big factor.
“There are other things that are attached to film making
which we need to look at to move the industry forward,” she said.
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