How I escaped death during robbery attack – Funke Akindele-Bello

Actress and filmmaker , Funke Akindele - Bello , has narrated how her colleague and long -time friend , Bimbo Thomas , risked her life to save her from being attacked by armed robbers at a hotel in Lagos State nine years ago .

The ‘Omo Ghetto’ actress who went down memory lane during an

Instagram Live session noted that her new film, ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga ’ emphasises the importance of friendship .

She said, “ I have been friends with Bimbo and Eniola Badmus for a long time . Nine years ago , we were robbed while filming the second part of ‘Omo Ghetto’ . Eniola was meant to join me in my hotel but she refused . So, I was with Bimbo that night after begging her that I could not sleep alone. The robbers came into the hotel , which had two wings . They had robbed the first wing and one of the robbers who knew I was in the hotel started banging on my door . However, he initially couldn’ t break in and Bimbo lifted the bed so I could hide under it . I was frightened but she said, ‘ You have to hide because nothing must happen to you ’ . Me , Bimbo and Joy Aiyegbeni then entered the bathroom and hid behind the shower curtain. The robber eventually broke in and asked for me . Bimbo did not say a word, then one of the robbers cocked his gun but she still did not talk . I came out and begged the robbers not to shoot . While they were punching me , Bimbo kept saying they should leave me alone. Two days after the robbery, I asked her why she didn’ t let the robbers know I was hiding in the bathroom . She said ‘ If they ( robbers) want to kill , it is better we die together .”

“ As for Chioma Akpotha, she and Kate Henshaw would fight for you all the way. Your problem becomes theirs .”

The actress also admitted that during the making of the film , she once acted very rudely to her friends when things were not going smoothly . Akindele further said her husband and co -producer, Abdulrasheed Bello , better known as JJC Skillz then ordered her to tender her apologies to them . She added that she made nice pancakes to placate them afterwards .