Omoni Oboli in copyright theft, breach of contract scandal

Omoni Oboli

Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli has been accused of intellectual property theft by script writer, Jude Idada.

Idada, who is also the cordinator of Toronto Black Film Festival, claimed the actress/producer used some of his works without paying or giving him credit for them.

The Canada-based script writer accused Oboli of copying his script for her new movie, Okafor’s Law, which is set to make its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 10: Toronto Black Film Festiva Co-Coordinator Jude Idada attends 2015 Toronto Black Film Festival’s opening night film ‘MANOS SUCIAS’ at Isabel Bader Theatre on February 10, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)

In an exclusive interview with True Nollywood Stories (TNS), Idada stated that he wrote the script for Oboli’s Okafor’s Law and that the actress and her husband Nnamdi only had a title but no story line. He said after showing her the script, Omoni and her husband Nnamdi took interest in it and decided to produce it.

He claimed he agreed to have a contract with them because of what happened with Being Mrs Eliot, another movie produced and directed by Oboli, on which he contributed to but was not credited for.

So for Okafor’s Law, in September or October 2015, he said, they agreed to have a contract signed and he would be paid $5,000, which as at that time was N750, 000. However, the writer said, they neither paid him nor gave him credit for the script.

The movie is now set for its world premiere.

Meanwhile, Omoni has called for justice over the killing of Christian preacher, Eunice Elisha who was killed with a machete on Saturday, July 9, in Abuja.

Listen to full interview here