Veteran Yoruba actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka popularly known as Iya Gbonkan has opened up on her ordeal in the hands of alleged witches after she acted in the movie, Koto Orun.

In an interview with Japagogo TV, Iya Gbonkan spoke about how she was tormented and flogged mercilessly by witches who almost forced her to join their coven, over her controversial role as a dreaded witch in the movie.

She said:

“After shooting Yekini Ajileye’s Koto Orun, we were all confronted with different challenges. About five days after the production, I was sleeping and some people started flogging me in my dream. I was flogged mercilessly.

“They asked me how I got to know how witches behave. Thank God my husband was still alive as at that time. if not for him, I would have died. About three days after the incident, she asked me to join their witch coven. They tried persuading me to join the coven.”

Watch the interview below:

 

After the movie ‘Koto Orun’ Iya Gbonkan almost lost her life.

Listen to her recount the ugly experience pic.twitter.com/4RmNmtKTlc

— Akin Akínwálé (@mrlurvy) March 13, 2020

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