[VIDEO] Nollywood actress forgives TikToker who falsely accused her of being HIV positive
Nollywood actress Dayo Amusa has announced that she has forgiven TikTok content creator Olaoluwa Segun, known as unofficial_olas001, who previously accused her of being HIV positive.
Back in July, Amusa had threatened legal action after Olaoluwa listed her among five Nigerian actors he alleged were living with HIV. The actress strongly refuted the claim, clarifying that he had reused a 2019 post where she had shared her HIV-negative status to encourage fans to get tested.
“Why do content creators and bloggers post unverified information? I have families and friends who read all these lies. He will be my scapegoat and serve as a lesson to others. I am HIV negative,” Amusa said at the time.
On Monday, however, Amusa revealed in a video shared on her Instagram page that she had chosen to forgive him. She explained that her decision came after learning he had just lost his mother, meeting his relatives, and discovering that he was only 27 years old.
“I am making this video regarding the pending issue about myself and a content creator who defamed my character and put out wrong information about my HIV status, which has gone viral and has had people have different impressions and opinions about me,” she said.
“I did promise to make him a scapegoat, which I did, but along the line I realised he just lost his mum. I got to realise he is just a 27-year-old boy. I also got to meet his relatives, including his uncle,” she added.
Amusa also shared a clip showing Olaoluwa publicly apologising:
“I want to apologise to her fans, I’m very sorry about that. Now we’re friends,” he said.
Appreciating her fans for standing by her, Amusa captioned her post, “Case closed. To err is human, to forgive is divine. Making mistakes is a natural and inherent part of being human, they say. Let’s be guided.”
In a separate video on his TikTok page, Olaoluwa described his own ordeal, revealing that he spent two days in detention at Yaba Panti police station.
“I spent two days locked up in Yaba Panti. Aside from losing my mum, that was the worst experience of my life,” he said.
“I want to thank Aunty Dayo Amusa for forgiving me. If not that she changed her mind and forgave me, I would have been there for a long time. I don’t pray to ever sleep in a cell again,” he added.
Click the link to watch the video.