London-based filmmaker Obi Emelonye on Tuesday, Feb 7th, 2017 announced a new project by the name ‘Badamasi – Portrait of a General’ A film which will shade light into the life of Nigeria’s Notorious former president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
The announcement which was made in Lagos during a press conference was attended my many media bodies.
The multi-award winning filmmaker said “Badamasi” will follow an intimate portrait of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), the General that ruled Nigeria from August 1985 to August 1993.
A brief history of military ruler Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi bangida popularly known as (IBB) was born August 17, 1941, the retired Nigerian Army General was President of Nigeria under military rule. He ruled Nigeria from August 27, 1985, when he overthrew the then Major General Muhammadu Buhari in a coup.
There were evidence of severe human rights abuses during his regime, including the killing by a letter bomb of Dele Giwa, a magazine editor who passed away in 1986.
He was married to Mrs Maryam Babangida, who died from complications of ovarian cancer on December 27, 2009.
Obi Emelonye often said ‘We need to tell our own stories and not leave it in the hands of foreigners’. He is definitely taking words into action. Such a historic story is what we need in Africa in general. We hope ‘Badamasi’ shades more light about the military regime of 1985 – 1993 by Portraying the life and rules of one of the most popular ex- president of Nigeria of all time.
