Quit Abusive Relationships While You Still Can – Bidemi Kosoko

Nollywood actress, Bidemi Kosoko has come out to react to a viral video of a 23-year-old Kenyan man, Mark Njuguna physically assaulting his wife and tossing his baby on a concrete floor.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, she has not been herself since she watched the video of the incident because it was such a horrible sight to behold.

Bidemi added that those in abusive marriages should avoid forcing it if it’s not working.

Her words, “This is a cctv footage of a family, i wish its just a movie oooo.”

“I Have not been myself ever since I watched this ………..omo this is a No No for me. See how he flinged that baby, please if its not working dont force it abeg take a walk forget what anybody will say kin se dandan oooooooo.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.