By our reporter 24.2.2026
Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon a.k.a Deyemi Okanlawon, has urged Nigerians to pay attention to the message singer Simi is passing rather than castigate her for calling on men to help curb sexual violence.
Simi had caused a social media storm after responding to the alleged rape of TikToker Mirabel, but it turned out the rape story by Mirabel turned out to false.
Deyemi the actor reposted Simi’s original post “Stop raping women.”
He wrote on social media platform: “When women say ‘STOP rap*ng women’…
Your response cannot be ‘what abt men/children’ neither can it be ‘what abt false accusers’ nor anything else.
Your reply MUST only be YES!!!
“You can start your own separate conversation abt anything else at another time/place.”
Deyemi Okanlawon, 44, is one of Nollywood’s prominent leading men. The actor, who began his screen career in the early 2010s, has featured in several films and television productions including Omo Ghetto: The Saga, King of boys, and Blood sisters