Tacha breaks silence after arrest over alleged N5m fraud

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Says,’I’ve never spoken to the lady in question before’

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By Israel Ojekunle, Chidinma Nwobodo & Ihemeje Success

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Former BBNaija star Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has spoken out days after her arrest, insisting that the allegations against her were false.

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Tacha was arrested at her Lagos residence on Sunday, August 30, after she failed to honour police invitations. The arrest, she says, followed an online accusation that she defrauded a woman of N5 million.

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In an interview with our reporters on Thursday, Tacha traced the issue to a social media user, Olajide @joph007_. who claimed she collected money from a woman seeking financial help for her husband’s kidney transplant.

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Sharing screenshots of the posts, Tacha described Olajide’s comments as “derogatory,” including calling her “Ashawo” and making other remarks about her character.

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“I have never spoken to the woman in question before,” Tacha said. “Somebody just came online and accused me of collecting N5 million from a woman who is seeking financial assistance for her sick husband. Meanwhile I have never spoken to the woman before.”

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According to her, the situation escalated after the allegations went viral, which eventually led to police involvement. She revealed that her legal team first approached the matter through a civil route before it moved to a criminal investigation.

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Tacha maintained that the N5 million fraud claim is completely false and said she is cooperating with authorities to clear her name.

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