Toyin Abraham Reveals Hospitalization Due To Panic Attacks Amid Movie Piracy Crisis

• Toyin Abraham was hospitalized due to panic attacks due to the unauthorized distribution of her movie.
• The movie had an exclusive cinema release in December.
• She highlighted the detrimental impact on cinema attendance, with potential viewers.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that renowned Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, disclosed on Wednesday that she was hospitalized due to panic attacks triggered by the unauthorized distribution of her latest movie, “Malaika.”

The highly-budgeted film had an exclusive cinema release on December 15, 2023. Abraham shared her distressing experience after coming across the movie on a social media platform, expressing shock and emotional turmoil at the illegal circulation of the film.

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Addressing newsmen at the Federal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Alagbon, Ikoyi, where suspects related to the illicit distribution were paraded, the actress lamented the impact of having a movie costing close to N500 million leaked to the public.

• “If you look at me, you will know that I am actually not okay. I had to come from the hospital. I have been having panic attacks. It is not easy shooting a movie close to N500m, and you just see it out there,” she shared with the press.

Abraham recounted her disbelief upon discovering the movie’s presence on Telegram and the subsequent threat of uploading it. The distressing situation led her and her team to take immediate action, contacting tech experts, Google, and Telegram to break the illegal links.

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