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Recall that the actor in a recent interview cried out that his life is being threatened by boyfriends and husbands, because they have been scammed by fraudsters, using his face.

“It’s so so sad, I have gotten death threats from people, I have gotten from husbands of these people, boyfriends of these people, maybe because of the way I deal with it you know, that’s another thing.

“The EFCC in Benin have been so helpful, I mean, it is really really bad. I have seen five people caught. There was a time it was so much the Inspector General of Police’s office got my account investigated. I was invited to the IGP’s office in Abuja, it was that bad.” He said.

Good news, as Ekoh Noel who posed as Nollywood actor Mike Ezuruonye and used his name to scam people on social media have been convicted and sentenced to one year in prison by the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made the announcement on twitter saying:

“Ekoh Noel, who impersonated ace Nollywood actor, Mike Ezuruonye on Facebook to fraudulently obtain N12.4million from his victim has been sentenced to one year in prison by Justice P.I. Ajoku of a Fed High Court, Benin, Edo State.”

And Mike Ezuruonye through a message on Twitter, commended the commission, for nabbing the culprit. The EFCC posted the tweet which read:

“Nollywood actor Mike Ezuruonye commends #TheEagle in Benin for helping to nab impersonators who used his name for romance scams,” quoting Ezuruonye as stating that ‘It’s amazing that these women have come to believe that I am the one. They even use my picture, voice and old videos to defraud people’.”

Following the release of his debut production ‘Brother Jekwu’, Nollywood actor cum producer, Mike Ezuruonye has revealed that he is working on releasing a new movie titled ‘Divorce? Not Allowed’.

The romantic comedy movie which will be released to the cinemas later in the year will be the actor’s first production since his training at a film school in Toronto. The star actor explains that the movie though a romantic comedy, has a strong message; one that will teach a lot of lessons and engage the viewers.

‘Divorce? Not Allowed’ focuses on men who are going through difficult marriages but are not bold enough to divorce their wives, and instead go as far as setting up scandals for themselves just to get away.

It highlights different situations of different men; one who would not divorce his wife because he is too comfortable in her riches and would rather take any nonsense from her than leave and be uncomfortable; and another who couldn’t comprehend the changes in his recently born again wife and so looked for different means to divorce her, but she wouldn’t leave.