Elvina who is
known for her role on the Nollywood blockbuster movie Bling Lagosians urged
rape victims to not remain silent.
Actress
Elvina Ibru has stated that she would love to meet the robber who raped her in
2004.
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”.
Giving an
advice to Nollywood stakeholders, Elvina tasked them to be professional in
their conduct.
“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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