Sola Sobowale, a Nollywood veteran, has shed light on the rumours surrounding her purported arrest for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia.

The 58-year-old actress remembered that when she left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, there were many unpleasant things spoken about her, including allegations that she was dead in the Gulf country.

Sobowale made these comments during a live conversation on the ‘Teju Baby Face Show’ on Tuesday.

“God has compensated me because there were so many things written about me when I left the shores of Nigeria – so many negative things,” Sobowale said.

She, however, said the negative reports did not bother her, saying, “So far I’m at peace with God, then I’m good.

“Remember, when I was in the UK doing my thing, they wrote a lot of things in Nigerian newspapers – from grace to grass.”

She also described how her name was dragged through the mud after accusations surfaced that she was selling food in a London restaurant run by her older sister, Kike Oyelami.

“So, I go there anytime I’m off work. I make eba, pound yam and help my sister to serve food. They saw me. They wrote ‘Sola Sobowale now sells eba,” she chuckled.

The Ondo State-born veteran, known for her versatility in film roles, also revealed that some people claimed she worked as a cleaner in a London restaurant.

She explained that she was not offended by the comments, despite the fact that she formerly owned a restaurant in Nigeria called Sola’s Kitchen before embarking on a career in acting.

However, the worst deception, according to the actress, was when certain tabloids said she was assassinated in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.

She said sarcastically, “They killed me in Saudi Arabia that I carried cocaine. They got me arrested and there, they amputated my leg, my hand, and I said to them that I’m a star in Nigeria. And because of that, I said they should kill me and they did.”

The actress who starred in the Kemi Adetiba-directed movie, ‘King of Boys,’ noted that when she arrived in Nigeria, she debunked the story, adding that she never knew where Saudi Arabia lies on the map.

Sobowale also noted the significance of parents creating time to tend to their children’s needs while recounting how her parents had cared for her and other siblings.

She credited her parent’s good legacy with having influenced her keen stance on giving proper training to her wards.

The veteran actress affirmed that she gave up her career for her children, saying, “I gave it up. I didn’t even think of getting anything back,” noting that a time would come when she’d have to care for her children.