Toyin Abraham has dismissed claims about payments made to her former protégé, Abike Shugaa, following a viral video detailing their past working relationship.
Responding via X on Friday, Abraham rejected widely circulated figures, insisting they were inaccurate.
“I never paid anyone such, I paid 500k for Malaika and 50k for two scenes in Ijakumo and the director removed it, pls I won’t say a word,” she wrote.
The reaction follows an over eight-minute video by Shugaa—real name Pelumi Olawuni—where she shared her experience working on Ijakumo: The Born Again Stripper.
In the video, Shugaa acknowledged being paid promptly, saying:
“After the job, she paid me 50,000 Naira immediately. She didn’t owe me.”
She added:
“And I was sincerely grateful for that. Cause I… needed the money.”
However, she claimed she was later excluded from the final cut of the film despite filming scenes and participating in promotions.
“I shot, I think I shot about two scenes… she paid me 50,000 naira for the two scenes,” she said.
“We shot about 20 videos. I can’t remember.”
“I told my friends, this is my first cinema debut… I’m in the movie.”
Her disappointment grew after watching the film:
“When I saw the movie, I didn’t see myself in it,” she said.
She also revealed the emotional toll:
“I cried about it to my own family. I didn’t say anything to her,” she said.
