5. Uche Oduputa Arrested for Drug Trafficking – 23rd March 2007
This was another shocking scandal that rocked Nollywood, just at the beginning of the scandalous 2007. Uche Oduputa, famously known for playing lovers role in several hits, was arrested on 23rd March 2007 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for trafficking cocaine.
He was later charged in court and then sentenced to a 6-year jail-term, after which much of him has not been heard – except for the circulating rumours of him being employed as a driver.
