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Popular Nollywood actor, Stanley Ontop, has raised alarm over an alleged plan to re-arrest actress Angela Okorie after prison release.

DAILY POST reports that Angela was arrested and remanded in Suleja Prison a week ago for allegedly defaming actress Mercy Johnson.

Angela, who was granted bail on Friday by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, however remains in prison after her bail condition was processed late .

Updating the public on why the actress still remains in prison despite meeting her bail conditions, Stanley Ontop raised alarm over plans to re-arrest Angela immediately she is released.

Speaking in an Instagram post, Stanley disclosed that some police officers have been stationed at the front of the prison following a fresh petition against the actress.

While calling out the Nigeria Police for alleged lack of professionalism, he wrote; “Angela Okorie will be out in few minutes, there was a delay in the verification of her surety’s residential address yesterday. But the court has signed for her release now!

“We got an info that there’s a fresh petition against Angela Okorie and that some police men are stationed in front of Suleja Prison to apprehend her again immediately she’s released from the prison. May Nigeria never happen to you.

“@nigeriapoliceforce na like this una take dey work? What happened to invitation? Why are you people arresting citizens you are meant to protect? Make nothing shaa happen to Angela Okorie on her release day.”

Stanley Ontop raises alarm over alleged plot to re-arrest Angela Okorie

Skit maker and actor, Cute Abiola, has denied shading veteran filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, over his controversial remarks about box office revenue.

DAILY POST reports that Kunle Afolayan had recently criticised the marketing strategies for cinema films.

Speaking in a viral interview on social media, Afolayan, who said he stopped producing cinema movies because the marketing is exhausting, noted that he doesn’t want N1 billion or N2 billion cinema gross that he would only be paid N10 million as personal income.

He said, “I don’t know how the likes of Funke Akindele, others are doing it. But creating every day skits, and changing costumes all the time. I can’t do it. I don’t just want N1 billion or N2 billion in the cinema that I won’t be able to personally receive N10 million from.”

He made the comments at the time when actresses, Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham, celebrated N2 billion and N1 billion cinema gross, respectively.

Reacting to the development in a series of posts on her Instagram page, Funke Akindele, who alleged that Afolayan has been left behind, further accused him of being jealous.

Amid the controversy, Cute Abiola, who is known as Funke’s close associate, advised his fans to avoid anything that can turn them into an “old taker”.

He wrote on X, “Avoid anything that will make you become an old taker.”

In response, many Nigerians took to the comment section to criticise him for allegedly shading Kunle Afolayan.

Speaking amid the backlash, Cute Abiola denied attacking Afolayan and described as his leader.

“Just to clarify, this tweet was not directed at Kunle Afolayan or anyone in the industry. It was a personal motivation based on something that genuinely inspired me and I decided to share. To everyone under this comment who picked my tweet as subbing my leader Kunle Afolayan! E NO GO BETTER FOR UNA!!! Like  ENKR, odaju ni gbogbo yin oooo Walai ! Eyin nu olohun nu,” he wrote.

Cute Abiola denies shading Kunle Afolayan over controversial comment about Funke Akindele