Here’s why Segun Arinze has phobia for swimming

Actor and movie star Segun Arinze took to his Instagram page to share a story about how someone tried to drown him as a young boy.

The 54-year-old actor popular for his villain roles stated that since the incident, he developed a phobia for swimming.

He however shared a visual of him learning to swim again, courtesy fellow actor Belinda Effah, Oge Okoye, and also Regina Daniels’ husband Ned Nwoko.

In a statement he wrote:

When I was a young boy I tried to learn swimming in Asaba Delta State and one boy tried to drown me when we got into a fight at the river where we used to play. Ever since I had terrible phobia for swimming and ran away from any pool. So you can imagine me trying the swimming ropes many years after when @princenednwoko insisted I overcome the phobia by being my instructor thank you Distinguished Sir. Omo no be small thing ooo ????see fear! Thanks to @fredoamata @belindaeffah @megastar_magazine @koffithaguru and my co-learner @ogeokoye for the motivations. It’s never too late to learn. #swim #overcomefear

Arinze was born in Onitsha, Anambra State to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother. He is a descent of Badagry, Lagos State.

Black Arrow as he is fondly called, a name he gained from a role he played, attended Victory College of Commerce in Ilorin, then proceeded to Taba Commercial College in Kaduna State to complete his secondary education.

The 54-year-old talented act studied DramaticArts at Obafemi Awolowo University and started his acting career in Ilorin.