The film, released in October 2022 on YouTube, tells the story of a young man obsessed with married women who goes on a rampage with his incessant act of fornication.
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), in response to a recent petition from a rights group, has banned a viral Yoruba film ‘OSUWON MI’.
The film, released in October 2022 on YouTube, tells the story of a young man obsessed with married women who goes on a rampage with his incessant act of fornication.
Bola Obanla produced the film, which stars famous actors including Yomi Fash Lanso, Kemi Afolabi, Ibrahim Yekini and Adebayo Salami in lead roles.
The Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative (THURIST) petitioned the board of censors on December 6, 2022, alleging that the “film desecrated the sanctity of women in purdah by maliciously wearing the headscarf of Muslim women in the film” .
The board, tasked with censoring and classifying film and video in Nigeria, clamped down on the film and…
