Nigerian Movie Producer, Uchenna Mbunabo Arrested For Defrauding Actress Maryjane Okoye

Nollywood producer, Uchenna Mbunabo, the Chief Executive Officer of One and Two Film production Ventures was arrested on Wednesday.

The New-York trained Nollywood movie producer has been dragged to court by an actress he allegedly duped.

Uchenna, 28, reportedly took N1.7 million from one Maryjane Okoye, a Nollywood actress with a promise to produce a movie for her.

Maryjane Okoye

The money was given to him January last year (January 2012). Mbunabo was, however, said to have defaulted after collecting the money from the complainant.

The incident reportedly happened in the Victoria Garden City, Ajah area of Lagos.

The police, after arresting Mbunabo, arraigned him on Wednesday on two counts of fraud and stealing.

The charges read in part: "That you, Uchenna Mbunabo, sometimes in January, 2012, at Victoria Garden City, Ajah, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did with intent to defraud, unlawfully obtain the cash sum of one million seven hundred thousand Naira (N1,700,000) from one Maryjane Okoye, under the pretence that you will produce her movie, a presentation you knew to be false."

He has however pleaded not guilty.

His case was adjourned till the 7th of October after magistrate Mrs. S.K Matepo ordered him to pay 5 million naira bail.