The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has directed that the film producers of a soon-to-be-released movie, ‘Ife,’ present the movie for censorship or. Be tracked down.
The Executive Director NFBCB Adedayo Thomas, stated that:”The law of the land prohibits some certain things.
“As long as it is Nigerian, it will be tracked down.
“Even those who are involved in it too.
“Before you get yourself involved in certain things, there must be contract.
“What is the contract?
“Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
“If you say you’re shooting a movie on the conception of lesbianism, fine, that is the work.
“It has not gotten to our table.
“When it gets to our table, we will know that this is what we are going to do.”
The film “Ife” is directed by Uyai Ikpe-Etim but has not yet been released into the market
Howerver reacting via a tweet Pamela Adie, the producer of the movie, in her Twitter handle @biwomdz, revealed that Ife is a romance movie and not a ‘gay movie’.
“For the avoidance of doubt, “ÌFÉ” is a romance movie and not a gay movie
