Actress and filmmaker Bolaji Ogunmola has called out an airline after she was stranded at the Ekiti State airport for over 24 hours, an ordeal she said forced her to miss the opening day of her N20 million film project.
In a video posted on Instagram, Ogunmola recounted how multiple flight delays, cancellations, and constant rescheduling disrupted her schedule and caused her significant distress.
“I’m still at the airport, by the way, and I’ve cried my eyes out this morning. I’m in Ekiti. I’m still here because I’m on set this morning, and it’s the first day of TOC’s production. I have actors on set. I booked a restaurant. I booked everything, and I’m still here. I spent over 15 to 20 million trying to produce this film,” she said.
Ogunmola recounted that she arrived at the airport on Wednesday for a scheduled flight to Lagos but was first informed of a delay before the airline eventually cancelled the flight, leaving her stranded overnight.
“I was supposed to fly yesterday, and they told me when I got to the airport that something happened. It was delayed. I waited, waited, waited. After a while, they said they are not flying again and cancelled the flight. I said, okay, you cancelled the flight. What is the plan? I need to get to Lagos,” she recounted.
The filmmaker expressed frustration at the airline’s lack of communication and the impact on her production crew, who were already on set waiting for her.
“As we speak, my crew, production, everything — it’s our first day at work. It’s not only my time that these people are toying with. It’s actually my source of livelihood as well. There is no conversation. Everybody just says sorry to me. What am I supposed to do? I’m literally stuck here,” Ogunmola lamented.
The frustrated actress has decided to travel by road, citing safety concerns, to make it to her Lagos production set.
“I have to go by road, which is very unsafe, but I need to get to work. My lawyers will take this up. I just needed to have evidence of what was going on. They are not remorseful. They are unfair. They don’t have any sense of decency,” she stated.
Ogunmola clarified that she was not making the video to cause drama but to document her experience for legal purposes.
“I’m not the person to call out anybody. I’m not going to shout. I’m not going to fight. I don’t do that, but I just need to have evidence,” she added.