The producer of the film “Gangs of Lagos” had to bribe several inhabitants of Isale Eko before they were allowed to shoot the movie in the neighbourhood, according to well-known Nollywood actress Chioma Akpotha.
In a recent interview with Tobi Bakre on The Corner Shop Network, the actress who portrayed Mama Ifeanyi revealed this.
She said, “[filming in the ghetto] Wasn’t all fun. Initially, there was a pushback. They [locals] were like ‘No, you guys can’t do this. Nobody is going to come here. Then the other camps said ‘This is our land’. They were like show us some love. You know what it means.
Afterwards, because we filmed for a little over 50 days. You know when you see someone constantly for day-to-day, two weeks, three weeks. So, we became like friends and then family to have them [locals] play some sort of roles in the film. They were involved. “
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