STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING, OSINBAJO ATTENDS PREMIERE OF NOLLYWOOD MOVIE, “THE SILENT BARON”

Lending his support to the global campaign against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Friday evening attended the premiere of a movie titled “The Silent Baron”, a film produced by Mr Ifeanyi Ukaeru, in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to highlight the dangers of the abuse and trafficking in Nigeria.

Prof. Osinbajo was accompanied by the Executive Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd); the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, and other top government officials.

The movie premiere is part of activities marking the 2021 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking which falls on the 26th of June, every year. It is produced by Ekwe Nche Entertainment Ltd, the NDLEA, among other partners.

The movie features some internal challenges of agencies fighting drug barons and highlights how the couriers are recruited including by fooling ladies and their parents with false promises of taking the ladies abroad.

Starring some top Nollywood actors, the movie features the duplicitous life of a young man named Anselm, disguised as a foreign based professional who only visits Nigeria on short vacations. He lures young ladies with gifts, alluring words and under false pretences as couriers for his illicit drug trafficking business. In the end he was caught.

The movie brings to limelight, the commendable role of the NDLEA in the fight against drug trafficking especially at a time when the agency is aggressively exposing the menace with a significant number of arrests in the last couple months.

After watching the movie, a very delighted Vice President met some of the actors who were also present at the premiere, interacted briefly and took group photographs with the actors, movie producers and the production crew before departing from the event.


Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
26th June 2021

With all the movie streaming in the country from North to South, East to West, you still attend a movie Premier?
You too like philm. But the title "Silent Baron" is symbolic. Little wonder he wanted to be there.

Great and colorful indeed

Drug abuse is very common in the north. And as annoying as it is, I recall when I was leaving a few rooms away from some guys who are addicted to drugs, these guys will be 'high' , sleep and wake hungry, any food that they see, they will eat it, they don't want to know who cook the food. One of them over 'high' and was killed by hit and run vehicle when he went clubbing. Buba Marwa need to find solution to the illicit drugs, it's causing more harm especially in the youths.

The drug abuse and the illicit use of drugs should be wiped up in society and thank God for making June 26 a day to recon on in the use of illicit drugs

Seen and noted

The fact you have time to go and see a movie after your boss has destroyed this country is worrisome

FarahAideed:
The fact you have time to go and see a movie after your boss has destroyed this country is worrisome

So you'd want him to kill his self or what

Useless man.he left visiting slain soilders and innocent civilian to a primiere video where he will see cheap and free pussy to duck.dolapo own no do u again

In another new:

Fiscus105:
Unilag HQ of olosho of nigeria's campuses.

Exactly! Oloshos are satanic Destiny Killers, this one was no more satisfied with destroying men just spiritually alone anymore. She's heavily demon possessed, just as most oloshos are. Also, that is not her first time of killing, the professional way she mastered snuffing life out of an hefty grown man shows she has murdered many in the past.

Ajala the traveler/Baller
See how pmb made a mockery of the title SAN

Osinbanjo should learn how to behave like baba Buhari. Why on earth will he attend common movie premiere.
Baba Buhari would never stoop so long by attending movie premiere, that is why a lot of Nigerians love and respect Baba Buhari

is ok, vp u try but bubu spoil ur name

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Ok

Him no go attend to security issues,, na movies

The silent drug Baron

Say no to drug abuse.

The incoming president of the federal republic of Nigeria.

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Awaiting president Professor Yemi Osibanjo

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The man that knows governance of NIGERIA like he knows the lines on his palm.

Ok

Noted

The only thing good about this VP is that he has a good cameraman that takes good picture...other than that, He's largely useless in this govt.

This man will make a good president

Nah bubu dey kill him moral

That's nice.

Osinbajo for president

A silent baron indeed. However we all know the drug baron who they have prepared for the children of oduduwa

His professional advice and experience will be needed.
Nigeria alone na Nollywood

The SILENT BARON?
The joke is on us.