This is a case that should
serve as a big lesson to
others. Nollywood actress,
Yetunde Akilapa was
arrested in February for
allegedly being in
possession of 100 master
key, which she was
accused of stealing.
She was held in custody
but was later released
after a court discharged
and acquitted her. In a
recent chat with a report,
Yetude who is now trying
to get her groove back
reveals what really
happened:
There is a rumour that
you were set up by your
friends, how true is this?
Yes, it’s true. Some of my
friends set me up.
Why did they do that to
you?
Let me narrate everything
to you from the beginning.
I am into business, I sell
weave-ons. I learnt
hairdressing before joining
acting, it was just that I
had no time for the
business because of my
acting career. I used to
have a salon at Bariga
area of Lagos State, but I
left the place for a friend,
Titi, who is a cousin to
my boyfriend, Wale. The
only thing I didn’t give her
was the weave-ons in the
shop. I told her to sell
them, and that she should
give the money to my
younger sister, who lives
near the shop. However,
she refused to deliver the
money she made from the
sales to my sister. I later
went there to pick up all
my things in the shop and
requested for my money.
To my surprise, she
claimed that there was no
money with her because a
lot of people owed her. An
argument ensued between
her and my sister, which
resulted into a fight during
which she stabbed my
sister. I reported the
matter to the police, who
arrested and detained her.
Her cousin, who was my
boyfriend, and others were
against me over the action
and pleaded with me to
withdraw the case from
the police, which I later
did.
So, how did the set up
happen?
There was a woman I met
at Next Salon at Akoka,
Lagos, who liked what I
sell. I told her I could do
home delivery. We
exchanged numbers and
she gave me her address.
She stays at Fola Agoro,
which is near my place at
Bariga all in Lagos. One
day, I decided to visit her
at home. On getting to the
place she gave as her
residence, the place was
quiet as I didn’t see
anyone outside. I knocked
on the door and someone
came out to attend to me.
But when I asked to see
the woman, who told me
she is called Mama Ayo,
the lady that attended to
me claimed there was
nobody like that in the
place. The woman
thereafter called other
tenants and accused me
of being an informant
because she said they
had robbed the house in
December 2012, and this
incident happened in
March. They ransacked
me and found a bunch of
keys on me, which has
about 15-20 keys. They
claimed they were master
keys I used for robbery.
They later took me to the
police station and I was
detained. My boyfriend
and his cousin later got to
know about my ordeal
They later testified at the
police station that I was
an actress and a bail was
to be arranged for me to
get out of the station but
it didn’t end there. The
police later came to tell
me that my house would
be searched in the
afternoon. The police that
searched my house
reported back to the DPO
and presented the receipts
to him.
At the DPO’s office, a guy
interrogated me and
introduced himself as a
PM. I thought he was a
Production Manager, but
unknown to me, he was a
journalist from PM News.
It was later I got to know
about this. He was the
one that reported in the
media that I was sent to
Kirikiri Prison for robbery.
After leaving the DPO’s
office, I was told that I
would be charged to
court. Three days after, I
was charged to court.
But how did you come
about the 100 bunch of
keys?
This was the handiwork of
the journalist that broke
the story. Let me tell you
something, Titi dated the
DPO because of my
matter. I later got to know
the whole truth of the
matter later . I would have
rot in jail but God helped
me out. She was jealous
of how I get money to do
some things.
Do you still relate with
Titi?
Never, such a person
should not be mingled
with at all because she is
a dangerous eleme
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