Half of a Yellow Sun (The Movie) Not Officially Banned in Nigeria!!!" - Censors Board

According to spokesperson for the NFVCB, Adeola Ojedokun has debunked speculations that the movie, "half of a Yellow Sun" has been banned for airing in Nigeria. According to Adeola, “The rumours are wrong... the Censors Board is still reviewing the movie and its delay has nothing to do with the sex scenes or the civil war message in the movie..." But an official of the Censors Board has called to inform us that Half of a Yellow Sun was submitted for censorship and classification, but “never waited to get feedback so they actually broke the law by screening without a censorship and classification permit for the NFVCB.”

The censor’s board spokesman, Caesar Kagho already told the AFP that there were “regulatory issues” with the Half of a Yellow Sun, but that it wasn’t “officially banned”

But ruomours also have it that, a senior official at the Censors Board explained the situation to us on condition of anonymity. “The matter is simple, and if you are a reasonable young man you will understand,” he said over the phone this morning. “This is a dangerous time. The World Economic Forum is coming, girls have been kidnapped in the North, and there is insecurity in the land. Have you seen the film? Is it not our job to ensure films don’t cause chaos? No one in governments wants to be responsible for anything has happens now. The poor woman (Bala) is just trying to protect herself.