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| Nigerian film producer in court | Nigerian film producer in court |
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| A film producer in northern Nigeria has been charged with breaking stringent new Islamic censorship laws. | |
| Hamisu Lamido, known in the Nigerian film world as Iyan Tama, faces a jail term for releasing his film without allowing it to be censored. | Hamisu Lamido, known in the Nigerian film world as Iyan Tama, faces a jail term for releasing his film without allowing it to be censored. |
| Mr Lamido says he did not release the film in Kano and denies he has broken any law or censorship regulation. | Mr Lamido says he did not release the film in Kano and denies he has broken any law or censorship regulation. |
| Islamic authorities in Kano State brought in new restrictions after a sex scandal involving an actress. | |
| Mr Lamido was arrested last Friday and was remanded in custody until his court appearance. | Mr Lamido was arrested last Friday and was remanded in custody until his court appearance. |
| It seems the censors have a personal grievance against Iyan Tama. In Kano The film industry is really suffering Baballe HayatuActor Taking on Nigeria's Islamic censors | It seems the censors have a personal grievance against Iyan Tama. In Kano The film industry is really suffering Baballe HayatuActor Taking on Nigeria's Islamic censors |
| His film Tsinstiya, the broom, is a Hausa language version of West Side Story, funded by the US embassy in Nigeria. | His film Tsinstiya, the broom, is a Hausa language version of West Side Story, funded by the US embassy in Nigeria. |
| The Kano State Sharia Commission banned filming for six months last year after a well known actress was featured in a bootlegged sex film, shot by her boyfriend on a mobile phone camera and released on DVD. | |
| After the ban the authorities brought in strict conditions on film makers. | After the ban the authorities brought in strict conditions on film makers. |
| Singing and dancing was banned in films. | Singing and dancing was banned in films. |
| The authorities said they were immoral and "against Hausa culture". | The authorities said they were immoral and "against Hausa culture". |
| Production companies must also get a licence to operate according to the new rules. | Production companies must also get a licence to operate according to the new rules. |
| Co-star of Tsintsiya, Baballe Hayatu said: "This is a political thing. It seems the censors have a personal grievance against Iyan Tama. In Kano the film industry is really suffering". | Co-star of Tsintsiya, Baballe Hayatu said: "This is a political thing. It seems the censors have a personal grievance against Iyan Tama. In Kano the film industry is really suffering". |