Nigerian actress Etinosa Idemudia has shared how fellow actress Mercy Johnson came to her aid after she faced threats from her ex-husband.
Naijabrain reports that Etinosa revealed in an interview with Chude that the threats began after she spoke about her past relationship during a media interview.
She said her ex-husband became angry after details from the interview were taken out of context, leading him to threaten her safety.
The actress explained that she initially tried to handle the situation quietly but eventually reached out on social media for help when the threats escalated.
Mercy Johnson stepped in and used her military connections to forward the matter to the Chief of Naval Staff.
This action brought authorities from Abuja into the case, ensuring that her ex-husband could no longer harass her.
The actress said, “So, how that happened, I went for an interview for a film, ‘Stormy Heart’. Like I said, at that time I was very green. I don’t know how to avoid questions in an interview or divert or lie with sense. It’s all about honesty at that time. So I think they asked about love or relationship. I now said one relationship nearly killed me. Anyway sha, the person is my ex-husband. I said it carelessly.
“Did you know that the media house left everything I said about the film, they now crafted marriage aspects. Even myself I was shocked, nothing wey I no hear. Because nobody knew about all those things until that time. My ex-husband now called me that I’m doing an interview on his head. So he started threatening me, saying that I want to ruin his career. He said that I should come out and write that I said those things because I’m a bitter ex. And I asked him if he wanted me to put myself under the box for you?
“So when the threat was getting too much, I have to now cry out on Instagram. So, a few people reached out to me that I can’t remember. But I remember that Mercy Johnson reached out to me because she has a very strong military background. She was like she’s going to forward the case to the Chief of Naval Staff, to cut the story short, someone from Abuja reached out to me that they are now on the case, that this person will not bother you anymore.”
Etinosa was previously married to Babatunde Solomon, a military officer, with their marriage ending between 2017 and 2018.
She later married Ighorosa, a lawyer based in Benin, but they divorced in 2021 after having their first child.
