I Was Sexually Abused As A Kid Which Made Me Suffer Mental Issues- Actress, Sandra Okunzuwa Reveals

A popular Nollywood actress, Sandra Okunzuwa has shared her painful childhood story regarding her new movie, ‘ Enitan’ . The actress made this known in an interview with Saturday Sun. According to her, she was s*xually abused as a kid and she ended up suffering from some mental health issues…………………….Continue Reading

She said, ” I was s*xually abused as a kid and suffered mental health issues too. In the society we live in, people don’ t talk about mental health issues a lot, they expect you to visit your pastor and you will be alright. Moreso, life as an actor is not easy. First, you will have to embody the lives of different characters and personalities good, bad, and terrible” ……………………………..Continue Reading

” Despite what you are going through personally, you have to wear a smile and keep entertaining people because that’ s what people expect from you. I think there should be a special therapist for entertainers because it’ s not easy. Back to me being sexually abused as a kid; even as a grown woman, fully aware of my rights, I couldn’ t confront my abuser because it would be generalized and I’ ll be stigmatized. ”

Talking about her challenges in making the movie, ‘ Enitan’ which was centered on s*xual abuse, she said, ” Enitan is a story about a young married woman who doesn’ t get sexual satisfaction from her loving husband alone. She goes out every night to look for area boys to gang rape her for her to feel satisfied sexually. This continues until her husband caught her and the story began to unveil” .