‘Don’t bring your camera’: Filmmakers face extortion in Lagos
- Lagos, Nigeria – Half an hour after Nurudeen Sanni and his crew began shooting a documentary in Ajah, several men surrounded them and demanded 100,000 naira (about $75) before they could continue filming.
- As the crew negotiated, one of the men slapped a crew member who tried to protect the cameras.
- A scuffle broke out, and the men produced knives and cutlasses.
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- Lagos, Nigeria – Half an hour after Nurudeen Sanni and his crew began shooting a documentary in Ajah, several men surrounded them and demanded 100,000 naira (about $75) before they could continue filming.
- As the crew negotiated, one of the men slapped a crew member who tried to protect the cameras.
- A scuffle broke out, and the men produced knives and cutlasses.
Sources: Al Jazeera