DAILY POST
Entertainment company, Amazon, is seeking the dismissal of a suit against the controversial movie, Gangs of Lagos.
DAILY POST reports that the movie, which was released in April, clearly portrays the violent and thuggery lifestyle of some parts of Lagos, hitting close with Lagos politics and revealing the greater weight behind street power.
Expressing displeasure over the movie through the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, the state government described the movie as cultural misrepresentation. stating that the commission being the custodian of culture and the regulatory body of Lagos State, viewed the film as a mockery of Lagos heritage.
Lagos indigenes under the Isale Eko Descendants Union, IDU, moved to take legal action over the project.
In the lawsuit, the union demanded N10 billion damages against Amazon and other Gangs of Lagos producers.
