“Funke Akindele paid me N190K, not N90K” – Ijoba Lande pleads

“Funke Akindele paid me N190K, not N90K” â€" Ijoba Lande pleads

Controversial Nollywood actor Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has retracted his earlier statement that actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele paid him an insufficient ₦90,000 for a month’s work on her movie set.

This came following backlashes trailing his claim of being paid a ‘chiken-change’ after working with the Box Office-rated actress.

In a follow-up video released on Friday, Lande clarified that he actually received ₦190,000, not ₦90,000, claiming that the initial video where he made the statement was poorly edited, leading to the mix-up.

Speaking in Yoruba, the actor pleaded with Akindele to forgive him, emphasizing that it was never his intention to defame her.

“Funke Akindele gave me ₦190,000, not ₦90,000. Please help me beg Aunty Funke. The video was cut and joined, which led to the mistake. People only shared the part where I misspoke and not where I corrected myself. Please, forgive me. I don’t want to go to jail,” he pleaded.

Captioning the video, he added, “Make God no let my mouth 👄 put me for big trouble oooh. I know mean it this way oooh pls help me beg @funkejenifaakindele pls I’m very sorry mama I didn’t mean it this way pls forgive me mama.”

Watch the video below …

“Funke Akindele gave me N190,000 not N90,000. Please help me to beg aunty Funke, I don’t want to go to jail. I didn’t mean to defame to her”

– Ijoba Lande pic.twitter.com/E3DLtJ5kLs

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