Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has denied allegations by a widow and her daughter who, in a viral video, accused her of seizing their late husband’s land without consent.

On her Instagram, Ozokwor clarified that she legally bought the land in question back in 2010, with the widow’s full knowledge.

According to her, it was the widow who initially approached her agent to help find a buyer for the property.

The actress explained that in 2023, the widow attempted to resell a portion of the land without her approval, which led her to fence off the property.

This action, she said, triggered the online accusations from the widow and her daughter, who claimed Ozokwor had taken their inheritance.

Describing the allegations as blackmail, fraud, and malicious, Ozokwor said the women were exploiting her public image to attract sympathy and donations.

She also criticised bloggers for publishing the claims without proper verification and announced that she is taking legal steps to clear her name. “Social media is not a court,” she wrote.

Ozokwor thanked her fans and supporters for standing by her and assured them that the matter would be resolved through legal channels.

She wrote: “In 2010 – 15 years ago, I bought a piece of land. The land owner was aware of the sale. In fact, she was the one who approached my agent to help her find a buyer

“Fast forward last year, 14 years later. The previous owner decided it was a great idea to sell a plot out of my land without my knowledge. I got information, went and fenced my land.

“Next thing I see, the owner and her daughter on social media crying and accusing me of taking the only land their husband and father left them.

“This is blackmail, fraud and malicious intent. I am marvelled that they could viciously lie and castigate me for their own selfish intent. They are using my name to trend and get pity from people. I see that their plans are working because some people are donating to them and calling me unprintable names.

“As social media is not a court, I am pursuing legal means to vindicate my name because it took years to build and is my source of livelihood. There is so much more that I could have done, but I chose to let the law take its cause.

“I am disappointed that some other bloggers reposted and shared the content without due diligence. Now I say to you “Meet Me in Court”. Thank you to everyone who reached out to me on this incident. I appreciate you all. #MamaGLovers.”