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How ‘The Lost Okoroshi’ unmasks the disconnect between tradition & modernity

By Guardian Exclusive
13 November 2019   |   3:45 pm
'The Lost Okoroshi' follows Raymond, a security guard whose main preoccupations are checking out women and figuring out how to escape the bustle of Lagos in favour of the more relaxed countryside. The drama was written, directed, and produced by Abba Makama.

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