The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Dele Balogun says a permit will save filmmakers from the harassment of street urchins, also known as area boys.
His declaration was as result of queries from movie makers and filmmakers who complained of harassment by area boys.
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He says a simple permit obtained before commencement of any shooting will enable government protect them and their crew.
In recent times, film producers like Omoni Oboli have complained bitterly of being disrupted by the activities of areas boys who storm film sets and demand various sums of money for ‘settlement’.
This post first appeared in TNS.
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