The Truth About Nkiru Sylvanus And Mallam Umar Sani

Contrary to all the stories about Nollywood actress Sylvanus getting married to the Vice President’s spokesperson, Umar Sani, the truth according the man in question, is that they aren’t married at all. He has made a statement to that effect:

I read with dismay a report involving one actress, Nkiru Sylvanus and myself. The story catalogued my supposed relationship with the actress and that I bought her a house in Abuja and chain of cars, and also instrumental to her being appointed as SSA Lagos Liaison officer, when it was evident that she was not from Imo State but Abia. 

While I hasten not to deny that Nkiru Sylvanus is my friend, I want to clearly state that I have never bought her a house and neither have I ever bought her a car. These, obviously, are the figments of the imagination of the reporter who chose to file his report without a by-line.
Let me state that I did not, and have never approached Rochas Okorocha either personally or by proxy to help in engaging the said Nkiru Sylvanus, as she’s no stranger to the governor whom she has worked for his success at the polls.
We are aware of a conspiracy by entertainment journalists, especially of Imo extraction that are against her appointment to always pursue in line that will lead to her disengagement in the service of the state they claim was not hers. It should also be stressed that a governor has the right to select whoever he wishes to work with provided the person will help him achieve his objectives of service delivery to his state
Half truths and outright lies to juxtapose fiction upon twisted facts will only help in confusing people the more rather than serve the purpose for which it was intended which is to slander the couple.
Mallam Umar Sani

The story as it was earlier reported below:

The mis-leading picture…

The wedding was made hush-hush because of the media attention that greeted the kidnapping of the actress and because the VP’s media man already has a wife which will make Nkiru Sylvanus his second wife.

Nkiru Sylvanus was kidnapped by some gunmen in Owerri on Saturday, December 15, 2012 and demanded a ransom of 100 million naira for her release. The actressnwas released about a week after, though there were unconfirmed reports that a ransom was paid.

One of the Vice President’s Spokesman’s friends confirmed the marriage: “It is not for public knowledge”.

Nkiru Sylvanus and Umar Sani had been dating for a while and it was Sani, who got the political appointment for the actress in Imo State.

“Umar Sani and Rochas Okorocha are close friends. Umar facilitated Nkiru Sylvanus’s appointment in Imo State. You know Nkiru is from Abia State and not Imo,” our source declared.

The source further said that it was Umar Sani that paid ransom of several millions of naira which made the kidnappers to release the actress