Ritual killings for money have increased in northern Nigeria in recent weeks. According to information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, most of those cases are influenced by Nollywood movies. Some ritual killers even claimed that Nollywood movies and social media-inspired their actions. And in Malawi, the killings of persons with albinism have also been attributed to Nollywood.
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