Nollywood actress Dayo Amusa says she has forgiven the TikTok content creator who falsely accused her of being HIV positive.
In July, Amusa had threatened legal action against Olaoluwa Segun, known on TikTok as unofficial_olas001, after he named her among five Nigerian actors he alleged were living with HIV.
The actress debunked the claim, explaining that the creator had lifted a 2019 post where she shared her HIV-negative status to encourage fans to get tested.
“Why do content creators and bloggers post unverified information? I have families and friends who read all these lies. He will be my scapegoat and serve as a lesson to others. I am HIV negative,” Amusa had said at the time.
However, in a video posted on her Instagram page on Monday, Amusa revealed she has decided to forgive Olaoluwa.
She said she had a change of heart after learning he had just lost his mother, met his relatives and discovered he was only 27 years old.
“I am making this video regarding the pending issue about myself and a content creator who defamed my character and put out wrong information about my HIV status, which has gone viral and has had people have different impressions and opinions about me,” she said.
“I did promise to make him a scapegoat, which I did, but along the line I realised he just lost his mum. I got to realise he is just a 27-year-old boy. I also got to meet his relatives, including his uncle,” she explained.
Amusa also shared a clip of Olaoluwa apologising for his actions.
“I want to apologise to her fans, I’m very sorry about that. Now we’re friends,” he said.Related News
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Thanking fans for their support, Amusa wrote in her caption, “Case closed. To err is human, to forgive is divine. Making mistakes is a natural and inherent part of being human, they say. Let’s be guided.”
In a separate video on his TikTok page on Monday, Olaoluwa recounted spending two days in detention at Yaba Panti police station over the incident.
“I spent two days locked up in Yaba Panti. Aside from losing my mum, that was the worst experience of my life,” he said.
“I want to thank Aunty Dayo Amusa for forgiving me. If not that she changed her mind and forgave me, I would have been there for a long time. I don’t pray to ever sleep in a cell again,” he added.
