Nollywood actress, Chioma
Ifemeludike, has claimed that the expensive and luxurious lifestyle of some
Nigerian celebrities has pushed youths into engaging in ritual killings.
The actress in a lengthy post
shared on her Instagram page stressed that unemployment also has significantly
caused a high rate of ritual killings.
According to Chioma
Ifemeludike, the expensive lifestyle of some Nigerian celebrities does not correlate
with their income, adding that this directly/indirectly affects the youths.
She also noted that the
Government can control the evil if youths are engaged or employed.
In her words: “As much as I
agree that unemployment has greatly caused the high rate of rituals, this evil
pandemic- the quick money syndrome, the fake it till you make it mindset-can be
controlled if Nigerian youths are skillfully engaged or empowered. The
expensive and luxurious lifestyle that doesn’t correlate with your income that
you entertainers show off has also directly or indirectly influenced these
young ones.
“Let’s even talk about our
musical contents, the lyrics some of what y’all musicians are promoting is
mounting undue pressure on these kids. Gone are the days when meaningful songs
from the likes of Onyeka Onwenu, (late) Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, (Late)
Legendary Fela Anikulapo kuti, etc., were international award-winning musicians
who used every opportunity to teach impact society positively through their
music (some even after death; but fast forward today you hear lyrics like “if
you no get money to hide your face.
“Nollywood movies haven’t
necessarily promoted rituals but in my opinion, I think the problem here is the
narrative circulated through these storylines that human blood(sacrifice) can
make money start raining in a secret room or inside a wardrobe.
“Can human sacrifice truly
produce wealth? and even if it does the same, Nollywood has shown in many
storylines the consequences and repercussions of taking another person’s life.
The short and long story here is, “an idle man is the devil’s workshop”! Government
must, as a matter of urgency, engage and empower our youth.”
