Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji has pushed back after a tweet advising Igbo men to avoid marrying Igbo women and instead look for wives in other African countries went viral.
The tweet, which circulated alongside a photo of a Rwandan woman reportedly engaged to an Anambra man, read:
“Dear Igbo men, instead of marrying an Igbo woman who’ll falsely accuse you of r4ping your daughter, better look outside for a wife. Go to East Africa, especially Rwanda, and pick a damsel.”
Genevieve, who rarely comments on online drama, responded sharply:
“In other words, instead of checking yourself and taking accountability, go for the unsuspecting and carry on with your evil. Got it.”
Some social media users tried to defend the original tweet, claiming it targeted “false rape accusers” rather than Igbo women in general. One wrote, “His tweet was clearly against false rape accusers, but instead of holding the evil women accountable and demanding change, you chose to tweet this?”
Genevieve replied with clarity:
“The same way a woman can’t tell an abusive man apart from a good one is the same way you shouldn’t say avoid all Igbo women. ‘Not all women’.”
Her comments have sparked further discussion on social media about accountability and generalizations in relationships.
