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Lagos State Government has condemned the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as “total abomination”, noting that the movie portrayed the culture of the State in negative perspective.
The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being the regulatory body and custodian of the culture of Lagos, view the film/series as “very unprofessional and misleading while its content is derogatory of our culture”.
“It is an unjust profiling of a people and culture as being barbaric and nefarious. It depicts a gang of murderers rampaging across the State,” she added.
Akinbile-Yussuf in her submission, emphatically noted that “the Eyo Masquerade” as portrayed in the movie is “equally used as a symbol of honour for remarkable historical events”.
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“It signifies a sweeping renewal, a purification ritual to usher in a new beginning, a beckoning of new light, acknowledging the blessings of the ancestors of Lagosians,” she opined.
