Censors Board probes Nigerian same-sex film ‘The Best Guy’, threatens prosecution
Naija News • 3h ago
The management of the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has promised to track down and prosecute the producers of the same sex movie, ‘The Best Guy’.
The movie, which has been trending on the internet, is generating questions about the legality or illegality of producing LGBTQ movies in the country.
It is not the first time the Board’s management has clamped down on producers of restricted content in Nigeria.
In 2020, the government agency promised to track down the producers of the lesbian-themed movie, ‘Ije’ and all those involved in it.
Prosecution
Reacting to the movie, the Executive Director of the Board, Shaib Husseini, said that although he has yet to see it, he has directed his operations team to track it, after which a formal report will be submitted to YouTube, w...