I’ll Continue Criticizing Wunmi In Public Despite Court Order – Yomi Fabiyi

Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi has vowed to keep criticizing the widow of late Mohbad, Wunmi Aloba, in public, despite a court order barring him from doing so. Recall that a Magistrate Court in Ikeja, Lagos, recently issued a restraining order preventing Fabiyi and four others, including Mohbad’s father, from making public statements, inciting actions, or engaging in any form of harassment directed at Wunmi and her son, Liam, for one year.

Reacting via his social media page, Yomi revealed that the court order will not stop him from calling her out in public because he is telling the truth.

He stated that Wunmi cannot silence him and others who believe there is more to Mohbad’s death than she is letting on.

“Wunmi, you went to get a court order that I and some other people should not mention your name again. I will continue to mention your name. Were you not in the house when Mohbad died? Is it Funke Akindele’s name I should mention or Iyabo Ojo? You are abusing power because of the small change you have,” he wrote.

He further demanded that Omowunmi submit herself to a police investigation if she is indeed clean and innocent.

Fabiyi concluded by saying that while he has yet to directly accuse her of killing Mohbad, Wunmi has to prove her innocence.

“I have not yet publicly declared that you killed Mohbad. I am still taking my time, but you must submit yourself for the police investigation,” he added.

The restraining order was issued to protect Omowunmi and her son from harassment and defamation amid ongoing public disputes following Mohbad’s death in September 2023.

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Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.