# ‘Don’t bring your camera’: Filmmakers face extortion in Lagos

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dont-bring-your-camera-filmmakers-face-extortion-in-lagos/
- Published: 2026-11-08T08:56:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T10:33:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/dont-bring-your-camera-filmmakers-face-extortion-in-lagos?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Lagos crews report money demands and threats while filming.
- A documentary crew member was seriously injured in Ajah.
- Harassment may disrupt shoots and limit news coverage.

## Summary

Filmmakers, photographers, content creators and journalists in Lagos say they face demands for money and threats when filming in public. The reported extortion can disrupt shoots and, for reporters, restrict coverage of events and leave some areas or stories underreported.

Documentary sound recordist Nurudeen Sanni said his crew was asked for 100,000 naira, about $75, shortly after starting a shoot in Ajah; during a scuffle, a crew member was stabbed in the neck. Other accounts include creator KieKie paying about 700,000 naira after an initial demand of one million, and spending nearly 500,000 naira on security for another shoot. Analysts say crews’ investment in specific locations gives those demanding money leverage, while harassment may lead journalists to avoid areas and the public to miss information.

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