Following reports of an appeal message
purportedly seeking financial assistance for veteran actor, Enebeli
Elebuwa, prominent Nigerian movie actress, Stella
Damasus and director, Daniel Ademinokan have
asked members of the public to be wary of such messages, claiming they
are fraudulent.
They shared this information through a
Blackberry broadcast message, stating that it was an attempt
to fleece innocent people of their money.
The broadcast reads; ‘Please
disregard any broadcast or information about saving Enebeli Elebuwa with
N5million. It is a total FRAUD!! No hospital or medical institution or
group of people responsible for the veteran actor’s health and well
being has requested for such an amount.DO NOT pay any money to anyone
and DO NOT deal with anyone asking for money. Uncle Enebeli Elebuwa is
responding positively to treatment now and nobody has asked for a dime
from anyone. DO NOT BE DUPED! BE WARNED! Please re-broadcast ASAP’.
Stella Damasus
President of Actor’s Guild of
Nigeria, AGN, Segun Arinze, also joined in
re-broadcasting the message, apparently in a bid to create mass
awareness about what they termed a scam. Enebeli Elebuwa is currently
battling the aftermath of a stroke which has seen him out of action on
the movie scene for several months.
He is reportedly receiving traditional
treatment for the ailment, which has so far seen him being moved to
various hospitals including St. Nicolas Hospital, in
Lagos.
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