Kannywood women withdraw legal action threat against Sarkin Waka

Following the peace meeting organized by the joint effort of Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), elders of the Kannywood filmmaking industry and Arewa Film Makers Association of Nigeria (AFMAN) to address the current mixed reactions trailing veteran actress Ladin Chima’s claim during a BBC personality profile programme, Kannywood Women Association of Nigeria (K-WAN) […]

Following the peace meeting organized by the joint effort of Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), elders of the Kannywood filmmaking industry and Arewa Film Makers Association of Nigeria (AFMAN) to address the current mixed reactions trailing veteran actress Ladin Chima’s claim during a BBC personality profile programme, Kannywood Women Association of Nigeria (K-WAN) has announced the withdrawal of its legal action threat against singer Naziru Ahmad Sarkin Waka.

Yesterday, the Kannywood Women Association of Nigeria (K-WAN) gave singer Naziru Ahmad Sarkin Waka a three-day ultimatum to apologise to women in Kannywood or face legal action over what the association termed as defamation of character against women members of Kannywood for claiming that women offer sex for movie roles.

According to her the integrity of women members in the industry has been dragged to dust by the singer’s utterances when he claimed that some women give sexual gratification to get roles in movies.

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However, the withdrawal announcement was contained in a statement issued and signed by MOPPAN national publicity officer, Al-amin Chiroma, after an emergency meeting held in Kano.

According to the statement, all parties involved and stakeholders of Kannywood attended the meeting and it was resolved that the issues at hand have been resolved.

It further stated that the outcome of the meeting has forbidden any social media post that has to do with Ladin Chima issue.

The statement also revealed that there will be a seminar to train members of Kannywood on proper ways of using social media tools to avert future occurrences.

In attendance according to the statement are Auwalu Ismail Mashal, Mustapha Naburaska (S.A. to Kano State Gov. on Kannywood), Mohammad Ibrahim Gumel, Hadiza Muhammad, Abubakar Bashir Maishadda, Misbahu M. Ahmad, Naziru M. Ahmad, Alhaji Ibrahim Mandawari among others.