Nollywood actress and new mom, Halima Abubakar is getting some heat on Instagram by an American mom for allegedly stealing her baby’s photo and posing to use it as hers.
Within Nigeria recalls that the actress recently welcomed a baby boy.
The Nollywood actress announced her child’s delivery on her social media page, she made the announcement with a photo of a baby’s hand holding an adult’s thumb.
Halima captioned the photo:
“A gift from God And I will cherish you for life Biggest miracle A Boy 3/4/20.”
However, the Nollywood star has now been called out by an American mother who claims that Halima stole the photo from her page.
The aggrieved mom identified as @the_arielb on Instagram wrote:
“I guess we are now famous in another coutnry.”
She then went on to write:
“I will not edit, delete, or censor my page because of the simple mindedness of others.”
Explaining that she posts her kids and life because she loves it and is proud of who they are, Ariel says having a baby is a private moment she decided to share. She opines that 2020 makes it look like having a baby is not personal but a screenshot crop and repost kind of comment.
A check on Instagram shows that Ariel posted her photo on March 13 while Halima posted the same photo this April (two days back as at the time of reporting).
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