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.
