Police Quiz Yoruba Actor, Itele, Over Alleged Threat To Life

Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police Force has grilled popular Nollywood actor Ibrahim Yekinni, also known as Itele, over an alleged threat to life.

A petitioner, who is also his landlord, Idowu Akintobi, had accused the Nollywood actor of inflicting bodily wounds on his wife, Serah Akintobi and Mr. Nelson Okon, a security guard.

It was, however, gathered that based on the petition, Yekinni was invited by the police command and grilled from morning till the time of filing this report.

The petitioner, based abroad, accused Yekinni of being violent and a threat to the lives of people around him.

The petition read, “I humbly wish to draw your attention to my complaint against one Ibrahim Yekini, a popular Nollywood actor also known as (Itele), and his wife, Wunmi Yekini over constant harassment, assault and threat to lives against Mrs Serah Akintobi and Mr. Nelson Okon, a security guard.

“My brother’s wife and her security guard both lived at N0.10, Terry Grillo street, off Agbe road,  Ojokoro, Abule Egba, Lagos State. Ibrahim Yekini, a tenant and his wife exhibit violent attitude and harassment against my brother’s wife Mrs Serah Akintobi whose husband is the landlord of the house and currently based abroad and the security guard, Mr. Nelson Okon, at the above address where they lived.”

“It all started about two years ago when Mr Ibrahim Yekini and his wife, Wunmi Yekini, fought one of the security guards called Amusa, they battered the security guard to the point of death. The matter was reported to Ijaiye Ojokoro police station and when the police came to invite him for questioning he resisted arrest and till today, the Police division in Ijaiye couldn’t do anything about his arrest.”