Nigerians have taken to social media to cause a buzz following the release of a Hollywood film titled ‘Children of the Corn’.
On March 21, a movie promotion website announced that the horror film had opened in theaters, but it received a flood of responses that it had not expected.
Following the news, Nigerians using the microblogging platform flooded the comment section with requests that the film not be released in the nation’s theaters.
The reason for this is because of the word ‘Agbado’ which is Yoruba for corn, and it was popularized by the president-elect, and former APC candidate Bola Tinubu, who talked about how it can be fed to youth who will be recruited in the army while he was campaigning.
It became an internet meme that people used to make jokes and banter online, but the movie release which came after Tinubu won the presidential election caused a sour taste in the mouths of people.
While some people saw it as content that can be used to make jokes online, others called for it to be cancelled or banned from the shores of Nigeria.
Reacting, @ose_anenih commented; Ah. Hollywood don do Children of Agbado horror movie for Nigerians, Dividends of democracy don dey show already.
@kevyndurang; Abeg no carry this movie come naija, my heart is fragile
@chriztool; Cant tell me anything.. Tinubu , sanwo olu and mc oluomo acted this movie .. na even horror movie
j0eeboyyy44; I don’t wanna be a child f the corn abeg we fit write petition to cancel the movie
@deshotcaller; “Nothing ever really dies in the corn” God abeg nau 😭😭😭😭
Lindaed0vue24; This horror film needs to be banned before e give us trauma
@agentnotime; Synopsis: The master of the cornfield has arrived to unleash his terror upon the dis-obedient agbadoriàns. Who will deliver them from their master? Is it garri or is it eba?