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The Federal Government associated with Nigeria has urged filmmakers to scrap money practice content from their movies to lock down on ritual killings in the nation. The Minister of Information plus Culture, Lai Mohammed verified the new move during a press visit in Abuja in which he indicated that scenes showcasing money rituals in Nollywood have negatively influenced the particular vulnerable youth. According to the ressortchef (umgangssprachlich), some of the suspected ritual killers that have been arrested confessed they learnt the ritual killings act on social media which has called for a change by Federal Government to sanitise social networking. He said, “Many also have blamed Nollywood for showcasing money rituals in some from the movies, saying this has adversely influenced the vulnerable youngsters. To mitigate this, I possess directed the National Movie and Video Censors Plank, the body set up to regulate the particular film and video sector in Nigeria, to take this problem into consideration while performing the role of censoring plus classifying films and movies. “I have also directed NFVCB to engage with stakeholders within the film industry in order to exhibit the concerns of the federal government and Nigerians on the have to eschew money ritual articles in their movies. Not too long ago, the particular NFVCB also made the particular move to ban smoking within movies as they passed the non-smoking law in Nollywood movies. The board’s movie director, Adedayo Thomas revealed the move follows evidence of the particular entertainment industry’s influence upon tobacco use and the effect on public health.
