Narrating her ordeal, the 64-year-old thespian said she was maltreated by a woman in the market for delivering her role in a film entitled, ‘Egba Orun (Necklace)’ in the 80s.
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“The day a film ‘Egba orun’ (Necklace) premiered, I went to the Oyinbo market to get some foodstuff. A woman dragged me from behind and slapped me,” she said.
Continuing, the mother of three said, “Before I knew what was happening, she had torn my cloth. She started ranting and accusing me of using a child for ritual in the movie.
“I had to quickly cover myself. I was shocked. After the scenario, I started thinking of quitting acting due to the reaction of the woman.”
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Idije further explained that because she was forced into acting by her elder brother, Adeluv, it was tough for her to dump acting and go back to her business.
She said she had to have an extra cloth with her whenever she’s going on an outing to avoid further embarrassment.
According to her, the film industry is far better now as civilization has taken over.
“Civilization has taken those things away. People now realise what we do is make-believe and pass knowledge. Some still see Lola Idije as a wicked, a weed smoker or drunk because of my character in many movies.”
