Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has made it known that days were gone that she used to cry because of malicious comments made against her from online trolls.
Give me some background
According to Punch’s Sunday Scoop, days ago, Halima Abubakar, uploaded a scene from an old movie on her Instagram page. In the caption, she indicated that she was 19 when she appeared in that particular film. Shortly afterwards, a follower commented that she was still dark-skinned in the movie and hadn’t started ‘bleaching’ her skin. On a humorous note, Abubakar replied that she didn’t have money to buy bleaching cream as of then.
About a week before that, another actress, Cossy Ojiakor, had labelled Abubakar a fake friend. Uche Ogbodo had uploaded a picture of herself with Halima and Uche Elendu when Cossy made the comment. Cossy alleged that it was Abubakar’s ex-boyfriend that spread a rumour that she slept with a dog for money. Beyond those, Abubakar has usually been a target of cyberbullying, and many wonder how she bears it all.
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Well, surprisingly well, per an interview reported in Sunday Scoop. Actress Halima doesn’t let trolls bother her anymore. Moreover, those she care about know the and that’s all that matter to her.
“I used to cry whenever I was bullied online, but now, I don’t allow them to get to me,” says Halima. “I am human like everybody else and we all have blood running through our veins,” she continues. “Anybody can say whatever they please; if I don’t feel like talking, I wouldn’t. Nobody has the capacity to make me feel bad. There are lots of other things that can make me depressed instead of what some faceless people have to say about me. I don’t even know those people; so, their opinions could bother me less. My family members also don’t believe all those negative things they read or hear about me. They know me and what I’m capable of and that’s the most important thing. You cannot believe everything you read.”
So you head her trolls, your bite leaves no mark. You can now go take a fly.
