People should be free to commit suicide – Nollywood director, Niyi Akinmolayan

Nollywood director, Niyi Akinmolayan, has advocated that people should be free to kill themselves if they believe they are done with life.

The controversial filmmaker and blogger made the statement in an Instagram post on Saturday.

It comes a day after CNN presenter and popular chef, Anthony Bourdain, killed himself in France at the age of 61.

Akinmolayan, who said he does not get emotional about suicide, argued that not everybody who kills him or herself is sick or depressed.

“Some people just want to leave when they are done,” he wrote, adding “it’s an idea I embrace totally.”

You don’t have to like his post tho. Don’t work yourself up about it if you don’t. I think people should be free to leave once they are done. I never get too emotional about suicide. Why do we always assume people who commit suicide were sick and depressed. You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain.

A post shared by Niyi Akinmolayan (@niyi_akinmolayan) on Jun 9, 2018 at 12:52am PDT

Akinmolayan is best known for directing The Wedding Party 2, taking over from Kemi Adetiba who directed the first part.

His other productions include Kajola, Make a Move, Falling, Plaything and The Arbitration.

In 2016, The Arbitration was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the special focus on Lagos in the now rested City to City segment of the festival.

The filmmaker ended up drawing the ire of some Lagos officials by writing a damning critique of the state’s showing at the festival.