Nigeria, July 4 -- In a manner reminiscent of the furore generated by the 2023 movie Gangs of Lagos, several Badagry indigenes are fighting to stop the release of a film titled Badagry (I Bad I Gree).

In 2023, the Isale Eko Descendant Union, represented by its chairman, Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, filed a lawsuit alongside others who sued the producers of 'Gangs of Lagos' on behalf of their respective chieftaincy families.

They argued that the movie desecrated Lagos' cultural heritage by depicting the Eyo masquerade as a criminal gang involved in violent activities.

Others who kicked against the movie included the Lagos State Government's Ministry of Tourism and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.

The traditional ruler described the movie as de...