Actor says Nollywood is full of prostitutes and internet fraudsters

"Anybody can stroll in and act. All the Yahoo boys are now there, all the prostitutes that you can imagine are there..." Photo: Courtesy.

A veteran Nollywood actor has decried the state of Nigeria’s film industry. Speaking to The Nigerian Tribute, 60-year-old Yemi Solade, who’s also a filmmaker and movie director, said Nollywood has been infiltrated with prostitutes and Yahoo boys, slang for the infamous Nigerian internet fraudsters. While calling for the restoration of professionalism in the trade, Solade said industry professionals were behind the influx of ‘clowns’.

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