Former BBNaija star Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has broken her silence days after her arrest, maintaining that allegations that she defrauded a woman of N5 million are false.
Tacha was arrested at her Lagos residence on Sunday, August 30, after she reportedly failed to respond to police invitations. According to the reality TV star, the arrest followed an accusation made online alleging that she collected N5 million from a woman seeking financial assistance for her husband’s kidney transplant.
Speaking with Vanguard on Thursday, Tacha said the matter originated from a social media user, Olajide @joph007_, who accused her of collecting the money from the woman.
Tacha shared screenshots of the posts and described Olajide’s comments as “derogatory”, particularly his reference to her as “Ashawo” and other remarks about her character.
“I have never spoken to the woman in question before,” Tacha said. “Somebody just came online and accused me of collecting N5 million from a woman who is seeking financial assistance for her sick husband. Meanwhile I have never spoken to the woman before.”
She explained that the matter escalated after the allegations gained traction online, eventually resulting in police involvement.
According to Tacha, her legal team initially pursued the matter as a civil case before it later progressed into a criminal investigation.
The former BBNaija housemate has continued to deny the allegation, insisting that the N5 million fraud claim is completely false.
She also said she is cooperating with the relevant authorities as she seeks to clear her name.