Jide Kosoko Slams FG For Blaming Money Ritual On Nollywood Movies

Jide Kosoko Slams FG For Blaming Money Ritual On Nollywood Movies

Jide Kosoko, a prominent Nollywood actor, has lambasted individuals who blame the film industry for the rise in ritual killings throughout the country.
While in an encounter with Channels TV, the 68-year-old claimed that the charge was incorrect.

Nollywood, according to the veteran, has an obligation to reflect society via entertainment.

It may be noted that Lai Mohammed, the Information minister and Culture, recently urged filmmakers to avoid creating money-making ritual material.

He claimed that the Federal Government’s resolve to clean social media is contingent on admissions from some suspects in money laundering rituals.

Some stars have also criticised the film industry for their effect on young people, pushing filmmakers to reduce the amount of ritual content in their films.

Responding to these developments, Kosoko said; ”It’s a wrong accusation. A very wrong accusation. People should not forget that we have a responsibility to mirror the society and this not just by …we only try to mellow it with the entertainment.

“It is our duty to let you know what happens at the other end for it to guide you, for you to be informed so that you can be able to know what and what to do.

“We have heard of politicians embezelling money here and there. Are you saying that they learnt embezzlement in our movies too? All those people displaying money here and there, at occassions, at various functions. Are we the ones that taught them that?

“In every production we would never glorify evil. Whichever movie that idiot that says he watched a movie that made him to be kidnapping, go and see that movie. What is the end of that person that kidnapped people?

“Why did he not learn from that and desist from going into the business of kidnapping rather than saying it is the movie. So it is not right. We have our own duty to mirror the society and give it as it is. One of the things we do, we get them from the public. We try as much as possible to play down on them before dishing it out.

“So it is not right. We have our own duty to mirror the society and give it as it is. One of the things we do, we get them from the public. We try as much as possible to play down on them before dishing it out.

“I agree that the country is hot now and everybody should play down on whatever that can aggravte violence, not our industry alone. Politicians should stop displaying money everywhere that entices this negative youth thinkers.”