Veteran Nollywood actor Saidi Balogun has stood behind Toyin Abraham Ajewole in the face of his colleague’s silence regarding the actress’s struggles with trolls.
It is no longer news that Toyin Abraham is being trolled online and bullied for arresting one of her trolls and leaving him in police custody for some time.
One of the trolls came online to accuse the actress of detaining his mother, a claim the actress denied by stating that the said mother refused to leave the police station due to her son’s arrest.
Reacting to the news, Saidi Balogun slammed those trolling Toyin Abraham even when they committed the same errors.
The actor turned politician claimed everyone used the police to arrest their neighbours for the smallest offence but made it a bullying case when it involved a celebrity.
Balogun spoke on behalf of his colleagues who are being emotionally blackmailed because they are celebrities, saying they should be free to take actions without judgment since netizens are free to speak.
“You use police to arrest your neighbours for the most minor reasons, e reach celebrity turn, you say it’s bully.
Stop the emotional blackmail. Celebrities are human, just like you. You are free to say what you like, right? Let celebrities be free to take whatever actions to protect their mental space. Freedom should not be selective. God bless”