by Tutu Akinlabi

The Nollywood actress who was said to have been caught trying to break into a Lagos home has said that she is not a thief.

[READ: This Nollywood actress was beaten and arrested for theft in Lagos]

Yetunde Akilapa was apprehended at the residence in the Magodo area of the state on January 12 as it was claimed that she tried to gain unauthorized access into the house.

It was also stated that the actress had been accused of theft before and even imprisoned. Miss Akilapa has however declared that she is not a thief and that her problem is spiritual.

LIB reports:

It was her second stealing incident in one year. In February 2013, the actress was involved in a home break-in incident in the Shomolu area of Lagos for which she was allegedly arrested, prosecuted and remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison for six months.

Just two months after she was released, she was caught stealing again. But Yetunde says she’s not a Kleptomaniac, that her problem is spiritual.

“I am not a thief. I didn’t steal anything. I don’t know what is happening to me. I have every reason to believe my problem is spiritual. I can’t even explain the circumstance I found myself.

People should not ruin my life and career. I am fed up with life. I am not what people think I am. I have never been to Kirikiri Maximum Prison as alleged. God please help me out of this mess!

As I am speaking with you now, I am in Ibadan, Oyo state seeking the face of God and I believe I would get out of this dilemma one day. I am not a kleptomaniac. I have not stolen anything” she told Encomium magazine.

Yetunde was also rumored to have been banned from the Odunfa Caucus of the Yoruba Movie Industry, an allegation she refuted stating she had called her bosses and they said such a decision was never taken.

She said ‘There is nothing like that. When I heard that rumor, I called all my bosses, and they said there was nothing like that. So it’s just a rumor. People are only interested in fueling issues because of my situation. Nobody banned me from acting”.