Yul Edochie addresses reports linking him to Colleague shot dead by police in kidnapping gunfight (VIDEO)

• Yul Edochie has erupted in a fiery storm of rage over outrageous allegations linking him to Eson Rich, the movie producer savagely gunned down by police
• Despite insidious claims of friendship, the actor forcefully clarified how they met, delivered a blistering, no-holds-barred warning to anyone daring to sully the impeccable reputation he has meticulously crafted over his career.

Renowned Nigerian actor and filmmaker Yul Edochie has stormed social media to vehemently confront the rampant reports trailing his viral photo with Nigerian filmmaker, late Eson Rich.

Last week, the Lagos state police command said it killed nine suspected kidnappers who “targeted high net-worth residents” in the state.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the command, disclosed that the suspects were killed during a gun duel.

In a startling twist to the abduction case, Eson Rich, a well-known movie producer, emerged as one of the prime suspects.

The viral photo of him with Yul, prominently splashed across reports of the slain filmmaker, depicted them as bosom buddies, injected a potent dose of scandal into the unfolding narrative.

Fuming over blogs falsely portraying him as close friends with the late filmmaker, Yul Edochie took to his social media platform with a fiery video.

Yul lambasted the media manipulation that transformed this innocent snapshot into misleading headline fodder.

He vehemently debunked any friendship, clarified that their only interaction was a chance meeting on a movie set where they snapped a photo together.

With his reputation under siege, he delivered a blistering warning to those intent on tarnishing his hard-earned legacy. He vowed to pursue legal avenues to the fullest extent.

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This is coming after veteran filmmaker Kanayo O Kanayo shared details about Ason Rich and what he does in the industry. 

KOK, who called himself one of the protectors of Nollywood, noted that Ason Rich had barely produced up to five movies and had never acted in one before, and on such grounds, so he doesn’t qualify to be referred to as a film producer.