Jim Iyke, the Nigerian actor and filmmaker, has revealed that he doesn’t follow any account on Instagram because he seen the platform as a market.

He stated this in an interview with media character, Temisan Emmanuel, of Tea with Tay podcast, which was revealed on Friday.

Checks by our correspondent revealed that Iyke has 2.4million followers on Instagram however was following no account.

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Within the latest interview, Iyke noted that Instagram was a ‘pseudo’ reality and other people ought to take it as their everyday life.

He stated, “From day one I got on social media, I didn’t need to follow anyone. I wished to ascertain the fact that it is a market place. It’s a pseudo reality there. It’s not what individuals need to take as their on a regular basis life.

“Should you see any of my posts, it’s tailor-made. I don’t put up about my household. I don’t put up my pleasures. There are particular issues I feel needs to be left for one to expertise alone.

“There are three tiers of life that I stay. I stay the non-public life, the general public life, and the key life.

“Social media is public life. If I need to make an announcement in model, if I need to make an announcement on my ideology and ideas, if I need to market one thing, or if I need to set a brand new understanding on my opinion of one thing, that’s the place I needs to be.

“If I’m having an excellent time with folks that don’t thoughts being on that platform,I’m going there.”

Iyke additionally noted that he was defending his kids from social media in order that they won’t be judged by their actions or be noticed in public.

“I’ve children that run the mall at each a part of the world and nobody will say, ‘I do know that face’,” he stated.