Veteran Nollywood actor Saidi Balogun has stood behind Toyin Abraham Ajewole in the face of his colleague’s silence regarding the actress’s struggles with trolls.
The fact that Toyin Abraham was harassed and mocked on the internet for detaining one of her trolls and holding him for a while in police custody is no longer news.
A troll claimed that the actress was holding his mother, which the actress refuted by saying that the mother in question had refused to leave the police station because of her son’s incarceration.
Saidi Balogun reacted to the news to slam those trolling Toyin Abraham, even when they committed the same errors.
The actor turned politician claimed everyone used the police to arrest their neighbours for the smallest offence but made it a bullying case when it involved a celebrity.
Saidi Balogun also spoke on behalf of his colleagues who are being emotionally blackmailed because they are celebrities, saying they should be free to take actions without judgment since netizens are free to speak.
He posted on his Instagram page, saying:
“You use police to arrest your neighbours for the most minor reasons, e reach celebrity turn, you say it’s bully.
Stop the emotional blackmail. Celebrities are human, just like you. You are free to say what you like, right? Let celebrities be free to take whatever actions to protect their mental space. Freedom should not be selective. God bless”