Fellow Nigerians, isn't it funny how the portrayal of the Eyo masquerades as assasins in a fictional Gangs of Lagos movie is generating controversy and receiving criticism from the Isale Eko Descendants Union, Vector and some other Lagosians?

I use that word "fictional" because we must not forget that fiction is "something that does not exist in real life". That means that the Isale Eko mentioned in the fictional Gangs of Lagos movie does not exist in real life. The Eyo masquerades shown in the fictional Gangs of Lagos movie do not exist in real life. Obalola, Nino, Kazeem, London, Ifeanyi and all the other characters in the fictional Gangs of Lagos movie do not exist in real life. They only exist inside that movie called Gangs of Lagos.

Then apart from the fact that fictional places, characters and masquerades in the movie should be regarded as nothing more than fiction, I think that the few people complaining may have missed a message from the Gods. At the beginning of the movie, a criminal disguised as an Eyo masquerade to assassinate somebody. At the end of the movie, that same criminal and his cabal were assassinated by other criminals disguised as Eyo masquerades.

Is the message from the Gods now clear for all to see or am I the only one who can see it?

The Gods of Lagos, Isale Eko and Yorùbáland are clearly warning that any mortal who dares desecrate the Eyo masquerade by using it to commit crimes, whether inside a fictional movie or in their own dreams, shall be punished no matter how long it takes.

Let me end by thanking the Gods for giving me the opportunity to feature in this Gangs of Lagos movie. Even if I die today, "John Ngene" shall live forever as one of the "Young Party Members" inside the first Nigerian original movie to launch on Amazon Prime Video.

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Peoples religion should not be toiled with for no reason, some People take as their God, you dont joke with peoples god.

Let them not take it personal, we have seen people wearing white gown in movies to rub banks. Enough if our hypocrisy. We won't talk
about our economy matters when it matters to us na to carry religion for head.