Kano State Film Censorship Board, has henceforth prohibited showing or selling movies displaying kidnappings, drug addiction and snatching of GSM
Kano State Film Censorship Board, has henceforth prohibited showing or selling movies displaying kidnappings, drug addiction and snatching of GSM phones in the state.
The board executive secretary, Ismaila Naaba Afakallah, explained that the prohibition becomes necessary, as the issues at stake have now turned notorious among the citizens.
“Henceforth, we will not allow films displaying Kidnappings, drug addiction and GSM phones snatching which has now taken a toll on Kano residents.
Afakallah explained that the measure was aimed at curtailing the menace and reducing the possibility of young people adopting the criminal acts. He started that if they see an Actor, they want to indulge in the acts.
“Not every young man has the tenacity of understanding fictitious films actions. Somebody might mistake it to mean reality and may go ahead to practice it. Therefore, we must act now before it is too late,” he said.
Last year, the censors board Kano had said it would monitor the Hausa YouTube channels in order to guard against immorality in the state.
“It has become imperative to sanitise the space, as many movie makers have found escape route to showcase their immorality since they were not censored.
“In line with the aim of the board, we invited YouTube channel operators, who upload Hausa movie contents, to create better understanding.
“It is within the power of the board to regulate and censor the moral content of any literary material, be it audio, visual or text, which are targetted at people.
“We made it clear to them that everyone must henceforth bring his/her film to the board for censoring before uploading on these channels,” Afakallah had said then.
