by Oge Okonkwo

Remember Solomon Akiyesi, the Nollywood actor who was involved in a triple marriage mess sometime ago, there are reports that he ‘escaped’ assassination.

Accordintg to Stella Dimoko’s blog: ”It happened two weeks ago. Solomon was on a long drive to Abuja and was in Sagamu, Ogun State when his car was flagged down by another car. He stopped and waited for the occupants who walked up to him.. they were an elderly man smoking cigarette and two other men with guns. He quickly rolled up his car windows and overheard the older man instructing the younger ones to make it quick.

“They shot at Solomon shattering his car windows and came to check if he was dead but the slightly wounded Solomon played the role of a dead man, sebi he be actor.”

In an account which sounds stranger than fiction, the popular blog went on to add that “the Olofofo further confirms that the actor was wounded and left sitting in his car in Sagamu  from 11am when it happened for about 5 hours all alone on that October 22nd day. The actor could not make calls because the men went away with his phones after checking to make sure he was dead.”

“Solomon was rescued by a woman who alerted the Police and he was taken to a hospital where he was treated for his minor neck injuries.

“Olofofos say the actor is back to work but only confided in a few friends making them promise not to spread it because he didn’t want sympathy. Well this is not the kind of news one keeps in the cupboard.”

Cupboard? Err, closet she means? Well, okay, point taken. We hope we won’t appear too insensitive if we say this sounds too much like a well put together movie script.

We can’t independently verify this account and calls to the actor’s phone number have proven unsuccessful. We shall endeavour to bring you more details of this reported assassination attempt.

– Photo credit: [H/T StellaDimokoKorkus]