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How I was beaten, asked to join witches after Koto Orun – Iya Gbonkan explains (Video)

Popular veteran Yoruba actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka popularly known as Iya Gbonkan has revealed that she almost lost her life after her role in one of the movies produced by Yekini Ajileye,…

Popular veteran Yoruba actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka popularly known as Iya Gbonkan has revealed that she almost lost her life after her role in one of the movies produced by Yekini Ajileye, “Koto Orun”

The thespian made this known in an interview with “Japagogo TV”.

Iya Gbonkan came into limelight after her controversial role as a dreaded witch in the infamous movie (Koto Orun) Produced by late Yekini Ajileye .

Iya Gbonkan also talked about how she was almost forced by the witches to join their coven.

“After shooting Yekini Ajileye’s Koto Orun, we were all confronted with different challenges. About 5 days after the production, i was sleeping and some people started flogging me in my dream. I was flogged mercilessly. They asked me how i got to know how witches behave. Thank God my husband was still alive as at that time. if not for him, i would have died. About three days after the incident, she asked me to join their witch coven. They tried persuading me to join the coven” She said.

https://twitter.com/mrlurvy/status/1238568786967617538?s=19

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Published March 15, 2020
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