Nollywood celeb Jim Iyke says, ‘He has no plans of over converting himself to Islam’

Nollywood star Jim Iyke has disproved rumours being spread on the Internet that he has now converted his religion from Christianity to Islam.

A report emerged on Wednesday, 1 June, that the actor had adopted the Islamic faith, and some Muslims on social media had also welcomed him to their religion.

While reacting to the report, Jim Iyke, in a video on his Instagram handle on Thursday, 2 June, denied it, stating he had no plans of ever converting himself to Islam.

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As per him, the viral photos that triggered the claim were from a movie that he is presently shooting in Ghana.

He said in the video, “Let me quickly address the elephant in the room and go back to what I do best. I feel it essential to address the rumour making the rounds lately. I made a movie in Ghana, and it is about a religious fanatic. Somebody took a picture from that movie and declared I converted my faith.”

” I have respect for all religions, and I have no purpose of ever converting my faith. I am committed to my faith. I do not know why someone will do these, but there is a specific line that should not be crossed,” he said.

Jim Iyke, whose full name is James Ikechukwu Esomugha, is a Nigerian celebrity and one of the lead stars of the movie Last Flight to Abuja, along with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Hakeem Kae-Kazim.

Nollywood actor started his career in 2001, and by October 2013, he was of the highest-paid actors in the Nollywood industry and had appeared in over 150 movies.

Amazon acquired his latest movie, “Bad comments”, which he produced. The highly acclaimed movie was released in August 2021, starring Jim Iyke, Osas Ighodaro, Ayo Makun, Yemi Blaq, Sharon Ooja, Chiwetel Agu, Ruggedman, Ini Edo, and Patience Ozokwor, Timaya and many others.

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