Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo speaks out on violence, insecurity

By Tosin Brown –

Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, aka RMD, has expressed a heavy heart over the abductions, killings, and insecurity in some parts of Nigeria.

The film star made this known in a recent social media post, lending his voice to the ongoing national issues in the country.

“My heart is heavy this morning, as it has been too often these days. A few days ago, we woke up to the horror of twenty-five schoolgirls kidnapped and a school vice principal murdered. Today, it is another church attack. Another community shattered. Another set of families thrown into grief,” he wrote.

Continuing, the 61-year-old actor and lawyer wrote, “Rev Ezekiel Dachomo’s expositions have placed a weight on my chest that words can barely hold. The truth he has been sounding is not convenient, but it is real, and it has become impossible to ignore.

“What happened in Kwara is not just another headline. It is a wound to our collective soul. Innocent people, gathered in peace, met violence they did not deserve. And for what? For practising their faith? For daring to seek God in a country that claims to value freedom?

“We cannot normalise this mayhem. I am tired of the silence, the evasive statements, the endless committees. Nigeria cannot continue to watch its citizens, especially Christian communities in the North and Middle Belt, live like targets in their own homeland. This is not politics; this is humanity. When one community is hunted, all of us are diminished.

“We owe the victims more than condolences. We owe them justice. We owe them safety. We owe them a country that honours their right to live and worship without fear.

RMD concluded by consoling the families, while urging leaders to act swiftly.