High profile actors and filmmakers want to stop smoking scenes in Nollywood movies because of children
There is a smoking epidemic in Nigeria where more than 16 000 people die every year from tobacco-related diseases
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is one of the big names in Nollywood headling the campaign [Instagram/RealOmosexy]
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The likes of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Dakore Egbosyn-Akande, Osas Ighdaro, Anto Lecky, Michelle Dede are leading a SmokeFreeNollywood campaign.
Kayode Kasum, Daniel Effiong, Linda Ejiofor, Kiki Omeili, and Imoh Emmanuel Chimezie are the other names involved in the campaign.
There is a smoking epidemic in Nigeria where more than 16 000 people die every year from tobacco-related diseases.
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According to World Heath Organization (WHO), more than 370,000 children in Nigeria smoke daily and research shows that media influenced a significant percentage of current adult smokers.
In a bid to fight this epidemic, Kano State Government recently announced a ban on public smoking.
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