The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has placed a suspension on Actress Halima Abubakar for her “unprofessional misconduct” of spreading false dating rumuors among Actors and other Nigerians.
The Guild in a memo released on Friday said it found Halima “guilty of spreading false information about fellow members, associates, and patrons, including allegations of extramarital affairs with highly placed individuals”.
The AGN disclosed that Halima’s “involvement in slandering Nollywood” was confirmed after a two-year-long investigation, conducted by a special secret investigation panel.
It further said that the actress will face the national disciplinary committee to determine her full punishment.
The guild added that Halima should not be allowed to participate in any filming projects during her suspension.
The AGN also revealed that the secret panel is investigating other female members allegedly involved in scandals with Godswill Akpabio, the senate president.
“Following the thorough investigative report by the special Secret Investigation Panel set up to conduct an internal underground secret investigation into the activities of some blogs/bloggers since 2022,” the memo reads.
“After two years of the painstaking investigations, the Panel found out that Miss Halima Abubakar was behind all the slandering information of our members, associates and patrons, especially news of extra marital affairs linked with highly placed individuals in the society emanating from the industry.
“Therefore, Halima Abubakar is hereby placed on indefinite suspension from the Actors Guild of Nigeria. She will face the National Disciplinary committee to determine her full punishment.
During this period of her suspension, she is not permitted to participate in any Agn and or filming activities.
“The National/State Chapter Taskforces have been duly mandated to monitor the compliance of the above order as violations of the suspension rules may lead to further disciplinary actions.
“On behalf of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, I commend the professional and incisive work done by members of the secret investigative panel.
“However, some female members on the watch-list are being investigated by the secret panel, especially in the recent release of names purported to have had dealings with the Senate President.”
Didactic Information Hut recalls that the Actress earlier wrongly accused popular cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman for which a court fined her N10m.