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God told me to leave Nigeria - Hanks Anuku gives account on why he naturalised to Ghanaian


The veteran actor Hanks Anuku has finally embraced Ghana as his adopted country, according to Ghana Link reports.

In a recent interview with Ghana Creative Arts, Hanks said he is going to stay in Ghana for the rest of his life in order to help Ghanaians.

On why he left Nigeria, the actor said the crisis in Nigeria forced him to leave the country and send his family to London while he hustle in Accra Ghana.

He added that his adopted Ghanaian name is Nana Kwame Fiifi Kakra Anuku.

“ God told me to leave Nigeria… I have found peace in Ghana ‘’. Anuku twitted on his twitter account.

Though Igbo by tribe, Hanks Anuku was born in Ibadan 40 years ago, and attended Loyola College Ibadan and Auchi Polytechnic and graduated in 1981, before moving to the United States of America.


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