Two prominent Kannywood stars, Ummi
ZeeZee and Zaharaddeen Sani, have threatened to drag themselves to the police
over an alleged monetary gift from the presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
Representatives
of Mr Abubakar allegedly presented the gift after a meeting in Kaduna with
Kannywood stars campaigning for him ahead of the February 16 presidential
election.
Genesis
of the altercation
The Hausa
movie industry is divided between supporting President Muhammadu Buhari or his
main challenger, Mr Abubakar.
Celebrities
such as Sani Danja, Al’amin Buhari, Fati Mohammed, Zaharadden Sani, Imraanaa
Mohammed, and Yakubu Mohammed have been mobilising support for the PDP
candidate among their colleagues and fans.
On Saturday,
January 26, the group held a meeting in Kaduna with top PDP members, including
the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who represented Mr Abubakar.
Immediately
after the event, controversial Kannywood actress, Ummi ZeeZee, accused the
organisers of cheating her and threatened to have them jailed.
She said on
her Instagram page that she was cheated out of her share of the largesse from
Mr Abubakar.
She labelled
Sani Danja, Zaharadden Sani, Fati Mohammed, Al’amin Buhari, and Imranaa
Mohammed as thieves who took money from Mr Abubakar’s entourage and shared it
among themselves.
“I
understand Atiku sent plenty of money to share for us. But all of you thieves
walked away with the money and shared it among yourselves. Let me tell you, if
not for my mother who begged me not to jail you all, I would have done that
because you all don’t have the connection I have in Nigeria.
“Zaharadden
Sani called me after the event and send N25,000 to me as my share. Let me tell
you Zaharaddeen, I am not a beggar and I am more than that amount you sent to
me, you cheat. I want to warn you all that should anything like this happen
again and you keep me off it, I will deal with you and I mean all of you,” she
said.
What
Really Happened
Zaharadden
Sani, popularly called Sarkin Yakin Atiku Abubakar, meaning chief campaigner
for Atiku Abubakar, told PREMIUM TIMES that Zeezee is only a “ noisemaker”
Sani said
ZeeZee was making noise because she could not make an impact anymore in
Kannywood and was never part of Atiku movement in the industry.
“I want you
to know that I have reported her to the police in Kaduna and they have since
issued an arrest warrant. I reported her for accusing me and my colleagues and
labeling us as thieves. She went on her Instagram page and accused me and my
colleagues of hijacking funds meant for the Atiku movement in Kannywood.
“The event
was organised by five of us key in the Atiku movement and the PDP candidate
sent in a representative in the person of Bukola Saraki. He attended the event
and we told him what we had been doing for the success of the party and the
presidential candidate in the ways we promote him and campaign for him among
our fans and colleagues. It was a successful event.
“I met Ummi
ZeeZee at the entrance of the venue and we greeted. I told her I was going back
to my hotel room and I left.
“She later
called me and said she heard that we were given money to share. I smiled and
said ‘what do you want? You are not part of this event because you have never
been part of it. We did our thing so what do you want?’ She said I should send
her something. She sent her brother and I gave her N25,000. I told her it is
not from any event. This is from me.
“She went
straight to her Instagram page and wrote all those things.
“Let me tell
you. ZeeZee has never come to us. She was not part of the organisers. She has
never attended any of our meetings, and campaigns, which we have been doing
spending our money because we believe in the candidature of Atiku Abubakar. She
was not at the event and just like that she started speaking ill of us.
“I have
reported the case to the police for false accusation and an arrest warrant has
been issued. I am calling her to turn herself to any police station in Kaduna
so we can all gather and she will prove when and where I was given millions of
naira to share and I pocketed it. My colleagues will be present whenever she
makes herself available. Meanwhile, if she does not, she will be arrested,” Mr
Sani Said.
(PREMIUMTIMES)
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