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Law and Disorder in Lagos (2010)

Law and Disorder in Lagos poster
Original title
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Directed by
Jason Massot
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Louis Theroux goes to Lagos to look at how law and order work in a fast-growing city. He spends time with a government task force, a union leader, and local gang members who control different parts of town.

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What happens

Law and Disorder in Lagos is a 2010 British documentary film by Louis Theroux. Theroux journeys to Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, to investigate the nature of law and order in the rapidly expanding city. There he follows the Government-run paramilitary task force KAI (Kick Against Indiscipline), notorious union leader MC Oluomo, and young gang members known as "Area boys" who unofficially run neighbourhoods for money. On 30 September 2015, Kunle "Mammok" Mamowora, Theroux's guide around Lagos and Chief Security Officer to MC Oluomo, was shot and killed by assailants who were believed to be members of a rival political group. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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