Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi, has revealed why she brought back her senior colleague and seasoned actor, Emeka Ike on the set after 13 years off-screen.
Toyin in an interview on Your View show aired on TVC said, she decided to bring the veteran actor back on screen because he deserves another chance after a marriage controversy that affected his career.
Emeka Ike’s ex-wife, Emma accused him of assault and denied him access to his kids.
The actor, who plays Toyin’s husband in the film, claimed that his marital drama led him into depression, which drove him to hide from the spotlight because he was ashamed.
Explaining her reason for bringing him back, Toyin said: “I’ve been talking to Uncle Emeka since last year, I know he has been off for a long time, everything we heard; then obviously I was not as big as this so I sent him a message. My manager Otunba Seun got his number for me and I said come back and he said ‘what if’…everything that happened,’ I said don’t worry even if you did it you have suffered enough, 13 years, it’s okay, it’s fine.
“I am not saying you did, I wasn’t there but even if you did it’s okay, 13 years. I don’t mind taking risks, it doesn’t matter because I see you in this role because I feel everybody deserves a second chance. It’s okay.”