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Dark October: “You’re Barking Over Nothing” – Linda Ikeji Replies Parents Of Slain Aluu-4

Popular blogger and media mogul, Linda Ikeji has replied the parents of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt killed in Aluu Community, in 2012, codenamed, Aluu-4.

Dark October: “You’re Barking Over Nothing” - Linda Ikeji Replies Parents Of Slain Aluu-4

 

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On October 5, 2012, four Uniport students, Lloyd Toku-Mike, 19; Tekena Friday Elkanah, 20; Ugonna Kelechi Obuzor, 18; and Chidiala Loroson Biringa, 20, were lynched to death by some angry mobs when they visited Aluu community in Ikwerre Council Area of Rivers state.

It was said that they were in search of a debtor who owed one of them, but the debtor raised an alarm that the students were robbers who came to steal his valuables; thereby, the four of them were pounced on by mobs and eventually lynched.

Linda Ikeji, who has followed the case for years, made her debut into Nollywood with the release of a new movie titled ‘Dark October’ which centres around the murder of the four students.

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Before “Dark October” was premiere on Netflix on the 3rd of February, the aggrieved parents of the four students had asked the blogger to immediately suspend any further action.

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The families through a rights group, The Integrity Friends for Truth and Peace initiative (TIFPI), said Linda Ikeji made the movie about their late children without consulting them.

Livingstone Wechie, who is the Executive Director of the TIFPI, in a statement he personally signed, alleged that Linda did not seek consent nor consult any of the families of the slain boys.

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He claimed that the movie has opened up old memories of the parents and reawakened the already-doused trauma caused by the tragic killing of their children, and wondered why the blogger would produce such a film without seeking consent.

Reacting in a statement on Friday, Linda said the parents of the slain students are “backing over nothing” because the movie is a complete fiction work dedicated to the memory of Aluu 4.

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She further advised them not to press charges as they are only wasting their time and resources, stressing that the movie does not carry the names or images of the boys nor were their families represented in the film.

The blogger wrote, “Dear Livingston and partners, thank you so much for the press statement you put two days ago. It brought so much awareness to this film that talks about jungle justice as a menace in our society and the things that needs to be done to stop or curtail it.

You’re backing over nothing. Dark October is a complete work of fiction. Dedicated to the memory of Aluu 4. There are no facts in the film. I wish you’d watch it before taking any action because I guarantee you, you would be wasting your time and resources.

The movie does not carry the names or images of the boys mentioned. There are no family members represented in the film apart from a fictionalized mother and sister……”.

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Dark October: “You’re Barking Over Nothing” - Linda Ikeji Replies Parents Of Slain Aluu-4

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See some Twitter reactions below:

https://twitter.com/Mazipita/status/1618363582047227906?s=20&t=fBwEoIEDMOopLis10B9d2w

 

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KanyiDaily recalls that Linda Ikeji had also slammed the law firm for obtaining 25million damages against her over an article she published on her blog about Ajibola Ajayi, the daughter of former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi.

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  1. Linda Ikeji is quite in order here, bcus movies or films are not documentaries that require consent to affirm validity. Had this movie been made based on a published documentary or book, then Linda can be charged for plagiarism if she did not get consent to use a copyrighted material. This lawsuit has no merit and must be stopped forthwith and Ms Ikeji begged to use her big heart to go “ngbaru” to d berieved families if she likes.

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