Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, has raised the alarm over an imposter impersonating him on Twitter.
In a statement released on his Instagram page the 78-year-old stated that he doesn’t have a twitter account. He added that he has never asked anyone to open or operate any Twitter account on his behalf.
“I Olu Jacobs, would like to make it public knowledge that I do not use twitter. I have neither registered for an account nor asked a third party to do so in my name,” his statement read.
“Therefore any account created on the social media platform should be identified as a fraudulent account designed to gather clout and bring misrepresentation to my brand and that of my family’s.
“I hereby discredit all posts made in my name as the account(s) is not authentic and will be swiftly dealt with by appropriate authorities. Being an entertainer requires me to maintain a certain image for my brand. I do not take misrepresentation lightly. I respect my fans very much and would never do anything to taint such a bond.”
Similarly, his wife and actress Joke Silva, announced on her Twitter page that her husband does not operate any account on the micro blogging site.
“So we’ve been getting a lot of calls about this account and statements that are “supposedly’ from Olu Jacobs. Please note that my husband Olu Jacobs is not on twitter. We have reported to @TwitterSupport,” she wrote.
“This account @OluJacobs has maliciously used photos of me and my family members whilst pretending to be Olu Jacobs and changing handles each time it is reported to @TwitterSupport.”
As of when this report was filed, this Twitter account (@OluJacobs) has been deleted from the microblogging platform.
In June, the internet was awash with rumours that Olu Jacobs had passed on. The speculations were, however, dismissed by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).