Nkem Owoh

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Nkem Owoh is a Nigerian comedian and movie actor. His name, Nkem, means "My own".[1] He starred in the 2003 film Osuofia in London.[2] The Nigerian Daily Sun has described him as a "king of comedy". [3] In 2004 Owoh was one of several actors who was temporarily banned from appearing in movies by Nigeria's Association of Movie Marketers and Producers, who argued that the actors demanded excessive fees and unreasonable contract demands. [4]

There have been rumors of Nkem Owoh being paid 1.75 million Naira for this film (~$14000 US Dollars), although in reality he may have earned substantially more than that, considering his popularity, and that the movie was filmed across two continents.

He is also known for performing the song "I Go Chop Your Dollar" about advance fee fraud. The song was featured in the film The Master in which Owoh plays a scammer.[5] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission banned the song.[6]

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[edit] Arrest in Amsterdam

On June 16, 2007 Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a 7-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo".[5] Owoh was arrested while performing a musical show[6] when the police raided the event and arrested 111 people on suspicion of lottery fraud[5] and immigration violations.[6] Owoh was later released.[6]

[edit] Filmography

  • Igbudu
  • Igbudu 2
  • The Barrister 2 (2006)
  • The Barrister (2006)
  • Captain 3 (2006)
  • Captain 2 (2006)
  • Captain (2006)
  • The Dreamer 3 (2006)
  • The Dreamer 2 (2006)
  • The Dreamer (2006)
  • Akanchawa: Final Part (2005)
  • Akanchawa 2 (2005)
  • Akanchawa (2005)
  • Bus Driver 2 (2005)
  • Bus Driver (2005)
  • America Visa 2 (2004)
  • America Visa (2004)
  • My Driver 2 (2004)
  • My Driver (2004)
  • My Own Share 2 (2004)
  • My Own Share (2004)
  • Osuofia in London 2 (2004)
  • Spanner 3 (2004)
  • Spanner Goes to Jail (2004)
  • King of the Forest (2003)
  • Lion Finger 2 (2003)
  • Lion Finger (2003)
  • Mr. Trouble 2 (2003)
  • Mr. Trouble (2003)
  • Osuofia in London (2003)
  • Police Recruit (2003)
  • Fake Doctor 2 (2002)
  • Fake Doctor (2002)
  • Ifeonye metalu (2002)
  • Long John 2 (2002)
  • Long John (2002)
  • Police Officer (2002)
  • Spanner 2 (2002)
  • Spanner (2002)
  • Onye-Eze 2 (2001)
  • Onye-Eze (2001)
  • Big Man... Big Trouble - (1999)
  • Conspiracy 2 (1999)
  • Conspiracy (1999)
  • Ukwa 2 (1999)
  • Ukwa (1999)
  • The Master
  • The Master 2
  • My In law
  • Narrow Escape
  • Narrow Escape 2
  • Odeshi
  • Odeshi 2
  • The Prince
  • The Prince 2
  • Sawaam
  • He Goat
  • He Goat 2
  • Honourable
  • Honourable 2
  • Calculator
  • Congo Marriage
  • Congo Marriage 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meaning of Nkem in Nigerian.name
  2. ^ Welcome To All African movies - African movies and entertainment online, Nigerian movies and Nigerian films African Movies
  3. ^ The Sun News On-line
  4. ^ "Ripples over banned movie stars" AllAfrica, October 22, 2004
  5. ^ a b c Jan Libbenga (2007-07-02). 'I Go Chop Your Dollar' star arrested. The Register.
  6. ^ a b c d Police Arrest Nkem Owoh in Holland. NigeriaMovies.net (2007-07-04).

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