CURRENT TRENDS: The Dark Reality of the Entertainment Industry in Asaba

I think it’s time to expose Asaba film sets.

If you have worked on Asaba film sets, you would know how they ignorantly do daredevil scenes without any safety measures.

This was the reason I had to quit because it messed up my mental health, and instead of continuing to complain, I’d rather take my leave.

It’s because of this particular scene that caused the death of a popular person; that’s why awareness is being thrown out; otherwise, it would have been swept under the carpet.

Let me give you instances of daredevil scenes done in Asaba.

Using a real-life Anaconda snake to do a scene to portray Ogbanje, they tell you that they have Juju controlling the snake, then they tell the up-and-coming actor or actress to enter the river with the snake, knowing that it’s a wild animal that can flip and kill that actor or actress.

Sometimes they bring poisonous cobras and claim juju would make it not bite the holder.

Another daredevil scene they do is “fire scenes.” The way they do it is so that if you see it, you will panic! Mind you, no fire extinguisher is kept close by in case of an accident.

If you are telling them that safety should be a priority, they would alienate you like you are the fool whereas all of them dumbasses are the wise ones.

Another daredevil scene they do is a weapon fight. These people legit like to prove points and do Sina Rambo and Zubby Michael

Especially the up-comers, they will hit themselves really hard with real bottles; sometimes people bleed on the setting. And they always laugh about it because treatment is taken, and they get away with some of it.

Another daredevil scene is “River scenes in areas not surveyed.”

Like any river,. What they do is just to call a juju person who would give them the go-ahead. I remember one time I was talking about random wide animals on the riverside and how someone with a gun (a well-experienced security guard) should be around. They took it as too much talk that would incur expenses.

I walked out of that set! Because it was disgusting. Juju is the safety method they use there.

Many up-comers we don’t know about have lost their lives in Asaba but were covered because they are not known.

Cc: Anne Nnebedum
Brought forward by: Ugoebenaja
Edited by Jideofo Okibe,
(Obinwannem News Correspondent Enugwu State),
Date: March 12, 2024
Ubochi Ori mmiri

Published by Ngozi Odoh (Obinwannem Nsukka Office Secretary)