Popular Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has opined that men in the Nigerian movie industry often look down on their female colleagues.

She said, “Men’s notions about women in the Nigerian movie industry aren’t positive, often, they see women as sex objects, rather than capable actresses who can hold their own when it matters the most, and they looked down on women, most especially the young ones that are trying to make it.”

The thespian added that there are cabals in the entertainment industry working against the growth of young and aspiring female actors, thus destroying the movie industry.

Halima said, “If a female actor decides to produce a movie, the cabals will begin to mock her and you will hear things like, ‘She thinks she has grown’.

The 36-year-old award winning actress who said she is motivated by females currently making waves in the entertainment industry added that a friend could even be the one to throw you under the bus, spilling secrets one don’t want people to know.

The 2011 Afro Hollywood Best Actress also revealed that she regretted meeting certain people in the earlier stages of her life.

Stating that Everybody she met when she was a younger lady are useless,