The Federal Government on Monday directed filmmakers to
eschew money ritual contents in their movies.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated
this during a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja.
The minister said the confession of some money ritual
suspects that they learnt the heinous act on social media have boosted the
resolve of the Federal Government to sanitise the social media.
He said, “Many have also blamed Nollywood for featuring
money rituals in some of its movies, saying this has negatively influenced the
vulnerable youth. To mitigate this, I have directed the National Film and Video
Censors Board, the body set up to regulate the film and video industry in
Nigeria, to take this issue into consideration while performing its role of
censoring and classifying films and videos.
“I have also directed NFVCB to engage with stakeholders in
the film industry in order to express the concerns of the government and
Nigerians on the need to eschew money ritual content in their movies.”
Earlier, Mohammed said, “For those who may still be in
doubt, ritual killings have assumed a worrisome dimension in recent
years…Recently, in Ogun State, four young men, one of whom is 18 years old,
murdered their 20-year-old female friend for money rituals.
“One of them said they learnt about using human parts for
money rituals from social media. Of course, you are also aware of a case
involving a female student of the University of Jos who was allegedly killed by
her boyfriend for ritual purposes. These killings have been widely reported by
the media.
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“The fact that some of these ritualists said they learnt the
money-making tricks from some social media platforms has given a further fillip
to our campaign to rid social media of unwholesome content.”
Mohammed said the government won’t allow the social media
space to be suffused with dangerous content, adding that the regime of the
President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), won’t relent in its efforts
to ensure responsible use of social media.
The minister appealed to religious, traditional and
political leaders to be part of efforts to reorientate youths to realise that
success comes through hard work, not money rituals.
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