Celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji, has chosen to remain silent in response to the request from the parents of murdered UNIPORT students to suspend the premiere of her upcoming movie, ‘Dark October’.
Nollywood Life previously reported that the movie, based on the true story of the murder of four UNIPORT students in 2012, would be released on Netflix on February 3, 2023.
On October 17, the media personality shared a teaser for the forthcoming movie on her Instagram page, saying it is about to conquer the Nigerian movie industry.
In the newest update, the aggrieved parents of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by Livingstone Wechie, the Executive Director of a human rights group, The Integrity Friends for Truth and Peace The initiative (TIFPI), Linda Ikeji and Netflix, to suspend the planned premiere of their movie, Dark October.
Despite promoting the movie as a way to conquer the Nigerian movie industry, the parents of the victims are concerned that the film will reopen old wounds and have criticized Ikeji for not seeking their consent before producing the movie.
The statement reads in part, “To this end, on behalf of the parents/families of the Aluu 4, we hold that the production and distribution of this movie by Linda Ikeji without the consent and consultation with the affected families/parents is insensitive, mischievous and unacceptable.
“We, therefore, demand that Linda Ikeji and her business partners including Netflix, FilmOne Entertainment Company, etc should by this notice immediately retract and suspend any further actions including the premiering slated for February 3, 2023, and any other date pending and subject to consultations and express consent of the affected families who are at the receiving end of the entire assault.”
