The executive director of the National Film And Video Censors Board, Shaibu Husseini has revealed that content creator Favour Igiebor, who tore her husband’s passport at Lagos airport, could face jail term over her skit.
Husseini made this known while speaking at Lagos International Film and Cinema Convention (LIFACC) on Thursday where he stressed that the agency would have advised against using a Nigerian passport if the skit had been submitted to the NFVCB for classification.
“We would have told them, ‘Why use a Nigerian passport for that kind of skit?’ Instead, you could use a prop and include a warning stating it’s a prop,” he explained.
He continued saying, “See a content creator now; if she is convicted, she would go to jail,” Husseini stated, although the woman’s husband has said she did not destroy his passport.
He emphasized the importance of passing all video and film content through the censors board for classification before publication.
He added that the incident involving the content creator should serve as a cautionary tale for those in the creative industry.
“You don’t create a skit that blatantly disregards the laws of the country,” he said.
He mentioned that he received a call asking if the skit had gone through the censors board to which he answered “No”.
“To produce content legally, the law states that any film or video work used in this country must be passed through the censors board for classification before it’s released,” he added.