After a lengthy absence, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, better known as Strika in the Hollywood film “Beast of No Nation,” has returned to the spotlight on social media.
While Abraham Attah, a fellow actor, gained international notoriety, Strika has struggled to advance in his career.
He has occasionally made headlines for failing to capitalise on his stardom as the star of the major motion picture “Beast of No Nation.”
The young actor has, however, recently surfaced in a new film where he is shown wheelbarrow-selling coconuts. The born celebrity in the film had to carry a wheelbarrow filled with coconut to get his daily bread.
The young actor has already been seen walking the streets of Accra. When Caleb Nii Boye, an entertainment writer, spotted him in town in 2018, he spearheaded the effort to get him taken off the streets.
According to a story seen on Ghana Weekend.com Strika revealed that the creators of “Best of No Nation” had paid him $30,000, which his managers had not provided him.
In an interview, Strika stated that he preferred learning a trade than returning to school.
He was reportedly using narcotics at the time and was recalcitrant, according to additional accounts from the headteacher of the Cape Coast Montessori.