"BOKO HARAM" MOVIE PRODUCER, JOHN ADEDAYO HAS BEEN CHARGED TO COURT

The producer of a new movie titled ‘ Boko Haram,’ John Dada Adedayo,has been arraigned before a court for refusing to wait for the Ghana Cinematography Exhibition Board to censor certain parts of the film before distributing it to the public.

The accused person was arraigned before a court presided over by Audrey Kocuvie-Tay. He was charged for refusing to subject himself to censorship laws, but he denied any wrongdoing.

He has since been remanded in police custody while the case has been adjourned to August 19, 2013.

Narrating events leading to the arrest of the accused person, the prosecutor, DSP Cletus Abadamloora said the complainant is Alfred Kumi Atiemo and a member of the Ghana Cinematography Exhibition Board (GCEB) while the accused person is a producer and a Nigerian living in Ghana.

He said on July 4, 2013, the accused person produced a film called ‘Boko Haram’ and sent it to the GCEB for clarification and approval but failed to wait for their approval.

The prosecutor noted that Adedayo started distributing the film to the public and when the cinematography board was informed it launched investigation into the matter.

In addition, the police officer stated that the board, during the course of operation in July, found that 10,000 copies of the film had been distributed and also found that 700 copies of the film were on the market.

Furthermore, he said a search on the accused person revealed 913 copies of the film. He admitted distributing the said copies and the board lodged a report with the police.

Adedayo was accordingly arrested and arraigned before court after the investigations.