Idoma land in Benue State is fast carving a niche as the birth place of several stars in the nation’s entertainment terrain. And having produced many popular artistes in the music industry like: Bongos Ikwue, Tuface Idibia, Blackface, TerryG and a host of others, they are now set to re-enact the same feat in the movie industry, globally known as Nollywood.
A group of highly focused and dedicated youths led by Daniel Akpa has painstakingly adapted, Ododo K’Ihotu, written by late Professor Armstrong Classe, for the screen. Ododo K’Ihotu, according to Akpa, who’s also its producer, tells the moving story of two brothers who fell in love with a princess.
The ensuing rivalry and betrayal between the blood brothers over who will eventually marry the princess became deadly when the gods decreed that the two brothers should go in search of the elusive and deadly rose of love in the evil forest.
Work had been completed on the suspense-filled movie that featured up and coming acts like: Jayzee Nwamadi, Susan Okpe, Ernest Igah, Rose Ogah, Isaac Ochedikwu, Victoria Onwu and others from the Idoma creative industry. From the stable of YAF Media, the forthcoming film, according to them would definitely promote the rich cultural heritage of Idoma land as well as train the youths and help them find good career paths in Nollywood.
On how the recently released movie is doing in the market, Akpa said: “The movie is doing well in Otukpo and its environs; it has even been to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and other West African countries.”
Akpa also thanked Young Alhaji and Adah Ameh for contributing immensely to the growth of entertainment in Idoma land. He also urged other popular Idoma artistes to come home and help groom the industry. “We are grooming artistes in Otukpo, and they are very good, in fact, they are wonderful people to work with…”
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