Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, has slammed those blaming the movie industry for
the increased rate of ritual killings recorded across the country.
The 68-year-old, during an interview with Channels TV, noted that it was
a wrong accusation. The veteran added that Nollywood has a responsibility to
mirror society through entertainment.
He stated that the Federal Government’s decision to sanitize social
media is hinged on confessions of some money ritual suspects. Some celebrities
also blamed the industry on its influence on young people, urging movie
producers to tone down on ritual content.
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 society and this is 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 embezzling money here and there. Are you
saying that they learned embezzlement in our movies too? All those people display
money here and there, on occasions, 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 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 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 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 aggravate violence, not our industry alone. Politicians should
stop displaying money everywhere that entices these negative youth thinkers.”
