Nollywood actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has addressed allegations made against her by influencer Olawuni Oluwapelumi Abike, popularly known as Abike Shuga.
The response comes after Abike, in a viral video, spoke about their fallout and claimed she was paid N50,000 for her role in Toyin Abraham’s film Ijakumo, only to later realise that her scenes were removed from the final cut.
Abike also compared the experience with her work alongside Funke Akindele, alleging that the actress pays between $600 and $800 for promotional roles on projects such as She Must Be Obeyed.
Reacting through her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, April 17, Toyin defended herself, stating that she had supported Abike in the past, even to the extent of buying her a sewing machine.
She confirmed that Abike was paid N500,000 for Malaika and N50,000 for two scenes in Ijakumo, adding that the decision to remove those scenes was made by the film’s director.
In her words:
“I have made up my mind never to say anything cos I see her as daughter and I hope everyone remembers this whole thing started on Twitter while I paid for her machine, she was paid 500k for Malaika for an upcoming, nobody will pay such I beat my chest that I’m among those that will pay such, I won’t say anything may God bless everyone of us.”
The situation has continued to generate reactions online, coming just weeks after Toyin Abraham was also involved in a separate disagreement with colleague Funke Akindele.
See the posts below:
I have made up my mind never to say anything cos I see her as daughter and I hope everyone remembers this whole thing started on Twitter while I paid for her machine, she was paid 500k for Malaika for an upcoming, nobody will pay such I beat my chest that I’m among those that…
— TOYIN ABRAHAM AJEYEMI (@toyin_abraham1) April 17, 2026
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. https://t.co/c5biLMubK5
— TOYIN ABRAHAM AJEYEMI (@toyin_abraham1) April 17, 2026
