AGN suspends actress Halima Abubakar following misconduct

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended actress Halima Abubakar for what it describes as professional misconduct.

The AGN stated that Abubakar's "involvement in slandering Nollywood" was discovered following two years of secret probe.

The Guild announced her suspension in a statement on Friday, stating that additional female members on the watch list are being scrutinized by the secret panel, particularly in light of the recent revelation of names of people said to have dealt with Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The actress was arrested by the Guild and found "guilty of spreading false information about colleagues, associates, and patrons, including allegations of extramarital affairs with highly placed individuals".

“Following the thorough investigative report by the Special Secret Investigation Panel set up to conduct an underground investigation into the activities of some blogs/bloggers since 2022.

“After two years of the investigations, the Panel found out that Miss Halima Abubakar was behind all the slandering information.

“Therefore, Halima Abubakar is hereby placed on indefinite suspension. She will face the National Disciplinary Committee to determine full punishment. And she’s not permitted to participate in any AGN and filming activities.

“However, some female members on the watch-list are being investigated by the secret panel, especially in the release of names purported to have had dealings with the Senate President.”