Monday, January 27, 2025 - Famous actor, Charles Inojie, has stated that the Nigeria film industry should not be held responsible for the ills in the society.
Inojie, who stated this during an interview with Saturday Beat,
emphasized the need for parents to instill family values in the younger
generations by reorienting them that quick fixes mostly end in catastrophe.
He said societal ills such as ritual killing, spiritual fortification,
internet fraud and organ harvesting are being exposed in Nollywood films and
not being created by the industry.
While reacting to the criticism faced by the industry, the actor stated:
“Can we in good faith say that all Nollywood movies are draw from ritual
themes?
“The fact that those stories exist is an indication of the fact that
ritual killings for spiritual fortification, for political power, for money
making and organ harvesting exist in our society.
“So, we should applaud those movies for their expository qualities,
instead of condemning them. Have you not heard of pastors burying human bodies
under their pulpits for spiritual powers, or highly influential men hiding
under the cover of night to sleep with mad women for ritual purposes? How come
when it is being addressed in movies, it automatically receives criticisms from
the public?
“We have seen parents giving their under aged and unemployed wards a
rousing reception to celebrate their return home with cars without asking how
they got it. Nollywood did not create any of that. We should return to
instilling family values and start to reorient the younger generation to
understand the true meaning of dignity in labour and teach our kids to know
that quick fixes often end in catastrophe. Nollywood is not our problem.”
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