Witches came for me after acting ‘Koto Orun’– Iya Gbonkan

Nollywood actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka also known as Iya Gbonkan who is well known for acting witches in Yoruba movies reveals how she almost lost her life and how witches tried to initiate her after acting the popular ‘Koto Orun’ movie.

Koto orun, a movie which revolves around the lifestyles of spiritual personalities in some ancient cities of Nigeria, reigned on the airwave from 1989 to 1992

The movie brought Iya gbonkan to limelight after her controversial role as a dreaded witch in the infamous movie (Koto Orun) Produced by late Yekini Ajileye .

Iya Gbonkan also talked about how she was almost forced by the witches to join their coven.

“After shooting Yekini Ajileye’s Koto Orun, we were all confronted with different challenges. About 5 days after the production, i was sleeping and some people started flogging me in my dream. I was flogged mercilessly. 

They asked me how i got to know how witches behave. Thank God my husband was still alive as at that time. if not for him, i would have died. About three days after the incident, she asked me to join their witch coven. They tried persuading me to join the coven” She said…