The Nigerian Government through the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has reacted to calls for the ban of a controversial film by actress, Nancy Isime. DAILY POST reports that Isime was captured in a viral poster of a yet-to-be-released movie, wearing a niqab in a robbery scene from the movie.
Niqab is a long garment worn by some Muslim women to cover the entire body and face, excluding only the eyes. The poster, however, provoked a chorus of condemnations online, with many Muslims including the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, calling on the NFVCB to ban the film, which it described as satanic. Reacting to the calls in a statement on Friday, the NFVCB noted that the film is still in production and has not been submitted for classification.
“The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, the statutory regulatory agency for film and video works as well as exhibition and distribution in Nigeria, have received complaints about an upcoming Nigerian movie that associated the Hijab, an outfit attributed to Muslim women that symbolizes modesty and religious devotion, with negative moral vices. “Our check revealed that the movie has not been released, and it has not been submitted for classification as required by law and our mandate.
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