Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suggested that filmmakers get a special permit from the government before shooting in the outdoors of Lagos State.
The Governor made the comment reacting to the now-viral video of filmmaker and actress Toyin Abrahams, where she filmed as street urchins harassed her and her team while they were shooting in Lagos.
According to Sanwo-Olu, filmmakers should request permission from property owners before shooting within their premises. Speaking to Channels TV, the governor advised that filmmakers learn the rules of engagement to avoid harassment from “area boys.”
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“When you begin to talk very specific about ‘Omo onile’, what are the rules of engagement? So you want to go to a place, did you ask if there is a permit that you need to have? Do you know if it is a private property that you are into”, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said.
“If you are going to film somewhere, there are rules that will guide. Maybe just a little permit or you just need to tell the owner of the property that these are the things you are doing. I think that way, you will have easier access to be able to do your thing easily.
But part of the problem we have in Lagos is that everyone thinks that everything is open to everyone. Nobody has a monopoly of anything”.
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