Bimbo Ademoye, Nollywood actress, is dangling a N1 million prize for whoever can help track down, or put a name to, the individual who lodged a copyright claim against her YouTube film 'My 30th Wedding'. The claim stripped the movie of its monetisation, and she says letting it pass would set a dangerous precedent for Nigerian digital creators.
What happened to 'My 30th Wedding'
An individual operating under the name Mazi Enemuo allegedly uploaded the film's custom soundtrack, “We Can Take It”, to digital streaming platforms and used it to trigger a YouTube Content ID block, stripping the movie of its monetisation status.
While YouTube has since restored monetisation for the movie, Ademoye has publicly rejected an apology from the perpetrator and is moving forward with tracking him down.
Following investigation updates, she revealed the culprit is believed to be located around Colchester or the University of Essex in the UK.
The film was flagged as “Ineligible to earn” after a user named Mazi Enemuo claimed ownership of the soundtrack.
Monetisation was successfully reinstated with help from filmmakers like Uduak Isong and her team. However, Ademoye maintained that the ₦1 million reward stands because letting the issue slide sets a dangerous precedent for Nigerian digital creators.
A history of recurring claims
This incident is part of a frustrating pattern of copyright challenges Ademoye has faced as a prominent digital distributor on YouTube:
- Where Love Lives (January 2026): Her film (boasting over 18 million views) was briefly demonetised when a user named Emmanuel Davies (Lagos Sounds) uploaded the film's exclusive song to Spotify and claimed copyright over it. This issue was resolved after public outcry and structural appeals.
- To Be a Friend (2025): This multi-million-view production similarly suffered temporary monetisation restrictions tied to sound-related copyright claims.
Bimbo Ademoye's public announcement
She announced the reward on her social media pages after YouTube marked the film as containing audio protected by copyright, a move the celebrated actress openly condemned.
Responding to the flag, Bimbo Ademoye insisted that the track had been created specially for her and that it belongs to her.
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“I am sick and tired of this. I have N1 million for anyone who can locate this person for me. I will not rest until I catch this one,” she wrote.
According to Bimbo Ademoye, making the film demanded tremendous effort from her, and the individual had also staked a claim to a track that @progressofficial_ had produced for her, which she said belonged wholly to her.
According to her, the claimant put the song online only three weeks ago, singling her out on purpose in order to assert ownership and siphon off the earnings from the project.
“How do you sit down and try to claim someone’s sweat, so all the money will go to you?” she queried
She urged her followers to flag the account across every platform, and she asked YouTube to step in without delay.
So far in 2026, Ademoye has hit several major milestones, including a record-setting online premiere of a film, a string of honours from the industry and a widening footprint in production. (NAN)
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