Ghana Is More Organised, It’s Not Easy To Live In Nigeria – Hanks Anuku Says

Common Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku, has given causes for leaving Nigeria on the peak of his film profession.

Regardless of his successes, Hanks Anuku, who grew to become well-liked for taking part in a villain in a number of motion pictures, left Nigeria years in the past.

The actor had cited what he had termed “the turmoil, anarchy, and disaster” as his causes for emigrating.

Press Informant experiences that Hanks Anuku made this recognized whereas talking in a current chat with BBC Igbo forward of a forthcoming undertaking.

Explaining his hiatus, Hanks Anuku mentioned he had made errors. He, nevertheless, denied any involvement in shady enterprise.

“I’ve travelled far and extensive. I’m content material with what I’ve. I don’t do robberies, other than those we act on display screen and within the motion pictures. It’s not simple to dwell in Nigeria. More often than not, I solid my burden on God,” the actor defined.

“However we’re nonetheless right here, not leaving. What made me go away Nigeria was that, typically, one will get bored. I’ve lived in England, the US, in Italy. Loads has occurred with me for the reason that 90s. I’m a twin however not an identical to my brother.

“The final journey I made, the southern command, Ghana presidency. We have been ready and I used to be the Nigerian who campaigned for President Nana Akufo-Addo the primary time. We received. It was not simple. Nigerians are in Ghana.

“I discovered Ghana extra organised. I don’t have time to sentence anybody however the electrical energy was steady there and I appreciated it. It was simple to work there and progress. That’s the reality.”

Quizzed on his first film audition and his preliminary engagements with Nollywood, Hanks Anuku recalled how his return from England for trip ended up shaping his performing profession.

“It’s not simple to be what you need and keep on with it. I’d labored in a number of fields in England. I got here again on trip to Nigeria. My mother and father have been residing in Orile Iganmu in Lagos. I took a tour across the state,” the actor mentioned.

“I had began working right here and there within the movie trade abroad nevertheless it was robust stepping into the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). A relative referred to as and instructed me that they had a undertaking. I auditioned then in Surulere.

“When it was my flip, I delivered and the viewers clapped. It was an Igbo film the place I used to be to play a health care provider. That was how I began and acted within the first, second, after which the third film.”

On his forthcoming film undertaking, Hanks Anuku mentioned he performed the function of a chief priest.

He mentioned the film will characteristic veterans like Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze.

Different titles for which Anuku is thought are ‘Broad Daylight’ (2001), ‘Bitter Honey’ (2005), ‘The Captor’ (2006), ‘Males on Arduous Method’ (2007), ‘Fools on the Run’ (2007), ‘Determined Ambition’ (2006), ‘Needed Alive’, and ‘Rambo’.