Nigerian Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola has reacted to what she describes as online bullying by Nigerians for her open support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
She expressed her distaste for such treatment saying that rather than cow her, it made her emboldened to come out in full support of the president during the 2023 general elections.
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In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Akintola referenced an attack on co-Nollywood actress, Joke Silva.
I supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the last election because Nigerians annoyed me with their bullying,” she added, in reference to making a video declaring her support for Tinubu.
Bimbo Akintola had in the past responded to the question of how she deals with trolls?
“I don’t answer them. I feel like a lot of people don’t know the things they say”, she said in a 2024 interview with the Sun. .
“I read some things that some people say about other people and you must have mental issues to be that interested in the life of someone else.
“You must be having deep-rooted mental issues for you to be so passionate about my life or about someone else’s life and actors you don’t know. What would you be adding to someone else’s mental stress?
“They are miserable in their lives that are the way I see it. I don’t reply to them. I used to block them, but now I don’t bother, I just ignore them. I’m not a social media person, and if you see me there, then I must be watching videos on TikTok.
“I barely watch movies because on TikTok I watch videos and I laugh. I usually read”, she had said.
