Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, is no doubt a prominent veteran in Nigeria movie industry, having spent over two decades as an actor.

These great features didn’t come in a platter of gold as the 63-year old multi-talented actor was almost frustrated out of the stage with a great allegation.

Although the renowned actor who recently celebrated his 50-years on stage has outlived the heavy accusation of murder heaped on him, yet he can’t seem to forget such hurtful moments of his life in a hurry.

According to the veteran, “The event happened in 1985 when Mama Mero died. We lost her exactly seven years after the death of her husband, Ojo Adejobi, my boss. A lot of issues started coming up after the demise of Mama Mero; a lot of speculations came up as people were alleging that I killed the husband and later I decided to kill the wife.

It was a very tough moment in my life and I said to myself that I wasn’t interested in this job again. The problem was so much that I could not stand it anymore, so I decided to quit the stage immediately after the burial. Baba Mero and his wife were the owners of the theatre group that later became mine. So people said I killed them because I wanted to inherit their property.

I asked them where were the property? None of them could come out to point at one because there was no property in the first place. I know how much debt I paid back after his death. What I had in mind then was all about my passion for what I do; I also planned to immortalize Ojo Ladipo but the rumour about his death devastated me so much.

It was not as if Baba Mero had eighty bags of cement which I inherited when he died. Baba Mero died with his talent. All I wanted to do was to promote his name even after death and while I am doing that, I am also helping my career on the other hand. I thank God for my life today,” he recalled.