| Fuelling Poverty | |
| Director: | Ishaya Bako |
| Producer: | Oliver Aleogena |
| Based On: | Occupy Nigeria's protests of 2012 |
| Starring: | Wole Soyinka Femi Falana Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai Seun Kuti Desmond Elliot |
| Narrator: | Wole Soyinka |
| Music: | Femi Kuti Asa |
| Studio: | The Allied Film Company Amateur Heads Media |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 28 mins |
| Country: | Nigeria |
Fuelling Poverty is a 2012 Nigerian documentary by Ishaya Bako that narrates the activities of the Occupy Nigeria movement when it was at its climax in early 2012.[1] The 28 minutes video also features special appearances from Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Seun Kuti and Desmond Elliot. It won the Best Documentary award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[2] [3]
The Nigerian government through the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) banned the video from public exhibition stating that "...the contents of the film are highly provocative and likely to incite or encourage public disorder and undermine national security."[4] The Producers of the documentary through NFVCB Lawyer were also "...strongly advised not to distribute or exhibit the documentary film. All relevant national security agencies are on the alert...".[5] [6]