Adunni Ade, a well-known actress in Nollywood, has finally commented on the claim that she owes her late friend and director, Murphy Afolabi, the sum of N250,000. Afolabi was a director.
Recall that on Monday, during the 8-day Fidau Prayer held in honour of the late actor in Lagos, the burial committee for Murphy Afolabi had called out Adunni for the refund of the money that she owed the actor before he passed away. The call was made in a video that was trending on the internet.
In the video that is currently going viral on social media, the committee can be heard saying, “Adunni Ade, please return the N250,000 that you are owing to the late Murphy Afolabi.”
The actress responded to it by issuing a public statement through her management, which was accompanied by her Bank account details. In doing so, she disproved the rumours that she owed money to Murphy, who passed away.
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The following is an excerpt from the statement: “On behalf of popular Nollywood Actor and Content Creator, the unassuming Adunni Adewale, we write to set the record straight regarding a clip making the rounds in which our she was called out by a Muslim Cleric with claims of her owing the late Murphy Afolabi. “In the clip, our she was called out by a Muslim Cleric with claims of her owing the late Murphy Afolabi. The accusation is groundless.
“Sometime in July 2021, the late Mr. Murphy Afolabi got in touch with me and informed me that he needed my assistance with a film production. He explained to me that since it was a production that he had self-funded, he would not be able to pay my professional fee; however, he would require my moral support. I inquired about the number of scenes and the length of time they expected me to be on set. He mentioned ten different scenes and said that I would spend one day on them. He made the generous offer to pay for the petrol for my car as an honorarium, and the payment of N150,000 was made on the 2nd of July 2021.
“Unfortunately, a short time before the beginning of the production, on 11 July 2021, I lost my younger brother. I contacted the actor a few days after that to ask for his bank details for a refund because I would be travelling to the United States for my brother’s funeral. On the other hand, he insisted that I keep the money safe while he decided whether or not to continue with the shoot or to get in touch with me about another one.
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“On the 8th of October 2021, Mr. Murphy Afolabi contacted me and said he wanted to start a new job soon and needed me to play the lead role for four days with the same amount of N150,000 which he had paid in July. He said this would be the same amount that he would pay me. And I politely declined, requested his account information, and refunded him the N150,000 the very same day. The receipts for both payments have been attached to this post.
It was recalled that Murphy Afolabi passed away on the 14th of May, 2023, after tripping and falling in his bathroom. He was rushed to the hospital, but the medical staff there pronounced him dead.
