The Board’s executive secretary, Abba
El-Mustapha disclosed this Wednesday, April 3, during a meeting with the
management and stakeholders from Kannywood.
A statement by the board’s spokesman,
Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, said the decision to prohibit those films was made in
response to public concern about the potential promotion of criminal activities
and inappropriate behaviors among young people.
El-Mustapha said, “It is high time to fish
out any film that may demoralize our customs, norms and values in the name of
reaching popularity, viewers or business making.”
This comes after the Nigeria Police Force
PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that cross-dressing is not a crime under the
Nigerian law. Adejobi explained that this is why controversial crossdresser,
Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, and others like him can’t be
arrested.
He noted that cross-dressing might not
align with societal norms but said that the police were bound by the law and
could not arrest individuals based solely on their choice of clothing or
lifestyle.
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