Top Nollywood actors and filmmakers have teamed up and pledged to stop smoking scenes in Nollywood movies because of its effect on children.
The likes of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Osas Ighdaro, Anto Lecky, and Michelle Dede are leading a SmokeFreeNollywood campaign, according to a report by Dailypost.
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.
According to World Health Organisation (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.
Source:dailyguidenetwork.com