Glamtush reports that the Lagos State Government has released a statement accusing promoters of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ of making a mockery of the heritage of Lagos.
The statement posted on the state government’s official website reads:
“Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over cultural misrepresentation and for portraying the culture of Lagos State in a derogatory manner.
“A release signed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being the regulatory body and custodian of the culture of Lagos State, views the film/series as a mockery of the Heritage of Lagos.
“The Commissioner expressed her disappointment with the promoters of the film, Jade Osiberu, and Kemi Akindoju, for portraying the Eyo Masquerade as a gun-wielding villain while adorning the full traditional regalia.”
According to the statement, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said, “We are of the opinion that the production of the film ‘The Gang of Lagos’ is very unprofessional and misleading while its content is derogatory of our culture, with the intention to desecrate the revered heritage of the people of Lagos. It is an unjust profiling of a people and culture as being barbaric and nefarious. It depicts a gang of murderers rampaging across the State”.
Akinbile-Yussuf maintained that the Adamu Orisha, popularly known as the Eyo Festival, is rarely observed and only comes up as a traditional rite of passage for Obas, revered Chiefs, and eminent Lagosians.
Glamtush recalls that on Wednesday, April 12, that the custodians of the Eyo masquerade in Lagos, under the aegis of Isale Eko Descendants’ Union, raised alarm an over how the unique Eyo masquerade indigenous to the Isale Eko community was illegally and scandalously depicted as a decoy for murders and gangsters operating in the Isale Eko area in a new movie.
In a release signed by the chairman of the union, Yomi Tokosi, he added that the scandalous depiction of the masquerade in the movie is actionable and a petition has been lodged by the IDU with the National Film and Video Censors Board and other major stakeholders.
Gangs of Lagos which is currently streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video was produced by Jade Osiberu and Kemi Lala Akindoju.
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