I’ll like to meet robber who raped me in 2004 —Elvina Ibru

Nollywood thespian, Elvina Ibru has expressed her desire to meet with the robber who raped her in the year 2004 in an incident she says was not her fault.

Elvina Ibru who played the role of Mopelola in the blockbuster movie, “Bling Lagosians” expressed the desire to see her violator once again on Monday during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

She also urged rape victims to speak out, having experienced the ugly incident, noting that there was a need for others to take a cue from what she had been through which made her set up an advocacy group.

The actress said; “I was raped by an armed robber in 2004, it wasn’t my fault and not an incident that warrants me taking up microphone about, so I set up an advocacy group to address it,” she said.

“The group is to manage the young and old ones who had been through the same ugly incident like me. I know if I had to go all out to media about the situation, it will fizzle out.

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“However, it is not something I have been silent about; I don’t know the person that raped me, but I will meet him again, I know I will meet him.”

The actor and writer urged Nollywood stakeholders to be professional in their conduct, adding that the industry needed the touch of core professionals.

“Although I can say that I am not a veteran in the movies because I just spiced up my acting recently, but I have been on stage for a long time,” she said.

“What I can bring to the table for my colleagues is that they must be professional with their jobs as much as possible.

“There are times that we need to up our games as actors, producers and other professions in the film making industry; we need to be professional and do things right.

“The fault in our movies did not just happen because we lack money, they also come with the way we handle things as professionals, though, money is also a big factor.

“There are other things that are attached to film making which we need to look at to move the industry forward”, she said.

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