Kano Revokes Kannywood Actors Licences

 The operational licences of all actors and actresses including directors and producers in Kano filmmaking industry, Kannywood has been revoked.

This was made known by the head of Kano State Censorship Board, Abba El-Mustapha, who said it was done to sanitise the industry and ensure proper documentation.

He said all celebrities and producers must now renew their licences to operate in the state.

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In the words of El-Mustapha while speaking to Freedom Radio on Saturday:

“We have cancelled all licences of all guilds in the industry for proper documentation and to have effective plans that will address some of the problems in the industry.

“We have about 13 guilds; we have revoked all their licences, enabling us to sanitise the industry. Before a license is issued to any person, we must be satisfied with the person.

“The decision also affects all the singers and other entertainers in the Kannywood industry; they must renew their licences, and we are going to fetch out the bad eggs among them”,