NFVCB executive director Shaibu Husseini has revealed that content creator Favour Igiebor, who allegedly tore her husband’s passport at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, could face jail term.
Husseini stated this during an address on morality and ethics in film production at Lagos International Film and Cinema Convention (LIFACC) on Thursday.
“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.
While addressing the importance of passing all video and film content through the censors board for classification before publication, he pointed out the incident involving the content creator as a cautionary tale for those in the creative industry.
Husseini stressed that if the skit had been submitted to the NFVCB for classification, they would have advised against using a Nigerian passport in such a context.
“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.
“You don’t create a skit that blatantly disregards the laws of the country.”
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.
The event, held at EbonyLife Place, Victoria Island, attracted notable industry figures including Joke Silva, Alibaba, Yaw, Kene Mkparu, Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Ogbonna Onwumere and others.
