Jude Idada, Canada-based Nigerian film-maker has alleged that Omoni Oboli stole his script for her new film, “Okafor’s Law”.
Jude backed his allegation with proves of documents which consist of written agreement, copyright and scripts as made awailable to TNS,NG.
According to Jude Idada, despite a written agreement, Oboli went ahead to produce the film using a large chunk of the content of his script without paying him or affording him any form of credit. Idada also claimed that Oboli used the 50 scenes he wrote for her in what she eventuallyย did with her 2014 film,ย Being Mrs Elliot.
TNS has also obtained copies of Jude Idadaโsย Okaforโs Law intellectual property registration receipt and the contract agreement between him and Omoniย Oboli.

Intellectual Property Registration Receipt

Contract โ Page 1

Contract โ Page 2

Contract โ Page 3

Contract โ Page 4
Also, below are copies of Judeโs first draft for Okaforโs Law, Omoniโsย version and the highlighted similarities between both.
Okaforโs Law โ Jude Idadaโs First Draft
Okaforโs Law โ Omoni Oboliโs Version
Similarities Between Judeโs Version & Omoniโs Version (Okaforโs Law)
According to Jude, he told Oboli, her husband Nnamdi and her PA the story at her house but they had insisted that they would want the church girl to be the one that SOJ/Terminator falls in love with, because they wanted to pass a moral message of the good girl getting the guy and God standing in the gap to protect her. Jude had said it was no problem but he had decided not to go that route as he wrote, hence the change to Tonye getting SOJ and then giving him a slap on the face at the end.ย Jude believes that they stuck to it as they stayed to the story he had told them.
Omoni Oboli who is currently in Toronto, Canada for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) whereย Okaforโs Lawย is set to make its world premiere is yet to respond to TNSโ phone calls, email and messages. Her PR representatives are also yet to respond to these allegations.
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