Why Nigerians Want New Horror Movie ‘Children of The Corn’ Banned In Nigeria
Nigerians have issued funny responses on social media to the Hollywood film ‘Children of the Corn’ which has hit theatres in the United States.
A movie promotion website announced on March 21 that the horror movie had debuted in theatres, but it unexpectedly got a deluge of feedback. After hearing the news, Nigerians who use the microblogging platform flooded the comment area with requests for the movie to not be shown in the country’s theatres.
When Bola Tinubu, the president-elect and a former candidate for the APC, mentioned during his campaign that young recruit troops could be given corn, the word “Agbado,” which is Yoruba for corn, became the new slang in Nigeria.
The movie’s release, which came after Tinubu won the presidential election, left people with a bad taste in their mouths, and it was used as an internet joke and quip.
Others saw it as material that could be used to make jokes online, while some requested that it be cancelled or banned from Nigerian soil.
See some of the comments Tru News Report sighted in this regard;
@ose_anenih commented; Ah. Hollywood don do Children of Agbado horror movie for Nigerians, Dividends of democracy don dey show already.
@kevyndurang; Abeg no carry this movie come naija, my heart is fragile
@chriztool; Cant tell me anything.. Tinubu , sanwo olu and mc oluomo acted this movie .. na even horror movie
j0eeboyyy44; I don’t wanna be a child f the corn abeg we fit write petition to cancel the movie
@deshotcaller; “Nothing ever really dies in the corn” God abeg nau 😭😭😭😭
Lindaed0vue24; This horror film needs to be banned before e give us trauma
@agentnotime; Synopsis: The master of the cornfield has arrived to unleash his terror upon the dis-obedient agbadoriàns. Who will deliver them from their master? Is it garri or is it eba?
Source – Tru News Report
