A disturbing shocking story has taken over Nigerian social media. Reports have revealed that a prominent Nollywood movie producer and actor were involved in a kidnapping gang recently apprehended by police in Lagos.
According to Nigerian authorities, Ason Rich, a renowned Nollywood producer, led a nine-person kidnapping team.
Rich was allegedly killed during a police raid in Mushin, Lagos. Another individual implicated in the group was Prince Henry Odenigbo, a rising Nollywood star, who was also reportedly shot and killed by police during the same operation.
This revelation has sparked shocking widespread discussion and astonishment on Nigerian social media, as both men were well-known figures in the Nollywood movie industry.
Blogger and actor Stanley Ontop highlighted that Ason Rich was a major film producer in Asabawood. In a video shared online, Stanley Ontop showcased some of Ason Rich’s films and the actors he collaborated with, including Yul Edochie, Obio Oluebube, Uche Nancy, and many others. He also identified Prince Henry Odenigbo’s social media handle, mentioning that Odenigbo was a rising Nollywood actor residing in Port-Harcourt.
Reacting to the Post
@eurokizito commented: “Omo, if you watch the videos of how they killed these guys, oh.”
@iamchrisbassey noted: “He even won Grassroot Best Producer Award. All those buy-buy awards. Na wa oooo….”
Comments Following the Reports of the Foiled Kidnap Attempt
@0h_jayy remarked: “Imagine, your own fellow Igbo brothers, oh.”
@cleanwassh stated: “Remember May’s supermarket was robbed after the breakup with Yul, and this has never happened before.”
@qualityfabricsnigeria said: “Why posting him with Yul? Abeg, spare him because of Queen May, abeg.”
@stanley_ontop added: “Anini by night, producer by day.”
@alic.eragan commented: “Yul was the one who sent armed men to rob Queen May’s supermarket.”
@chris_d_oracle observed: “The video I have here, nobody resembles that guy there.”
This shocking scandal has left the Nollywood community and its fans reeling, as the involvement of these well-known figures in such a heinous crime was unexpected and deeply troubling.
