Oloture: Mo Abudu Gave Me 100K For My Father’s Burial- Tobore Ovuorie

The copyright controversy that has trailed Oloture, a sex-trafficking movie lingers as Journalist, Tobore Ovuorie still insists the movie is an “adaptation” of her work and “life-story”.

This, she said in a statement, while responding to Mo Abudu‘s viral video, where in she debunked the copyright infringement allegations made by the journalist.

Nevertheless, Mo Abudu had explained that prior to the film’s release, she had a cordial relationship with Ovourie and even gave her some cash for her father’s burial.

Reacting to this, Ovuorie revealed that the media mogul had sent her 100k for her father’s burial and wondered if the gift was intended to buy her silence before the release of the film.

“I sent messages out to all the contacts on my phone subsequently, to inform them to please remember my family and I in prayers; including Aunty Mo, at that time (before the release of Oloture). I have NEVER asked Aunty Mo for money. Rather, she sent me a message to send my account details for her to send me a token towards my dad’s burial. I did. And she subsequently sent me N100,000.00 (one hundred thousand naira),” the statement read in part.

“My former editor at the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Fred Ohwahwa also sent me some money on hearing my dad had passed on. Several former bosses, and colleagues and people I have NEVER even met came through for me. I was and I am still very grateful to all of them. Having watched the video, I now begin to wonder: The N100,000 sent by Aunty Mo, was it more than a gift? Was it intended to buy my silence when the film would be released?”

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The journalist who is demanding $5 million as compensation added:

“I almost died (and I saw death) when I took a 7-month long journey to investigate human trafficking. Now, I am going through the ordeal a second time watching my life story on TV, without full credit or compensation and the subsequent campaign of calumny.”

Oloture tells the story of a Lagos-based journalist who goes undercover as a prostitute to expose human trafficking and finds a world of exploited women and ruthless violence. It was released on Netflix on October 2, 2020.