AGN, Police College team up to transform Nollywood
Nollywood actors and the Nigeria Police Force are set to strengthen collaboration on security awareness, public enlightenment and responsible policing through film and drama productions.
The partnership emerged during a courtesy visit by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, AIG Omolara Oloruntola.
Etim Ekpimah
Nollywood actors and the Nigeria Police Force are set to strengthen collaboration on security awareness, public enlightenment and responsible policing through film and drama productions.
The partnership emerged during a courtesy visit by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, AIG Omolara Oloruntola.
The guild’s chairman, High Chief Empress Funmilayo Ikubuwaye Mary Edward, led members of the executive council on the visit on Friday.
Edward said the creative industry could play a significant role in improving public understanding of policing, promoting responsible conduct and educating Nigerians about security challenges.
She commended Oloruntola for her efforts to modernise police training and produce professionally equipped, digitally skilled and globally competitive officers.
Describing the Police College as a centre of transformation under the AIG’s leadership, the AGN chairman proposed a partnership that would bring actors and police trainers together to use entertainment as a tool for public education.
Under the proposed arrangement, AGN would provide professional support for drama productions, advocacy films and public enlightenment campaigns designed to promote positive policing and security awareness.
In return, the Police College would offer guild members security education, guidance on safety protocols for film locations and support for youth reorientation programmes.
The collaboration is expected to help filmmakers portray policing more accurately while equipping actors and production crews with practical knowledge of security procedures.
Responding, Oloruntola welcomed the initiative, describing AGN Lagos as a serious and well-organised professional association.
She expressed her willingness to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with the guild, saying the collaboration would serve the interests of both organisations and the country.
The AIG also praised AGN Lagos’s public relations team, describing it as one of the best in its class.
She commended the chapter for its growing visibility and professionalism, adding that its communication and public relations activities were worthy of emulation.
In a further gesture of goodwill, Oloruntola invited the AGN Lagos executive council as special guests to the forthcoming pulling-out parade of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Information and Communication Technology, DIG Adegoke Fayoade.
The ceremony is scheduled to hold on Thursday at the Police College, Ikeja.
AGN backs voice-over artists’ professional development
In a related development, AGN Lagos has reaffirmed its support for professional development across Nigeria’s entertainment industry by attending the closing ceremony of a three-day capacity-building programme organised by the Association of Voice-Over Artists of Nigeria (AVOA).
The programme was organised by AVOA National President, Chief Segun Arinze, and members of the association’s executive council.
The AGN delegation’s participation was intended to demonstrate solidarity with voice-over professionals and recognise Arinze’s continued support for the Lagos chapter’s activities and contributions to the creative industry.
The programme focused on talent development, professional growth and stronger collaboration among stakeholders in the entertainment sector.
AGN Lagos said its participation reflected the chapter’s belief that the growth of the creative industry depended not only on individual talent but also on continuous training, professional standards and cooperation among practitioners.
The chapter, under Edward’s leadership, pledged to sustain efforts to build partnerships with relevant institutions and professional organisations to expand opportunities for actors and other creative professionals.
The initiative, it said, forms part of its broader commitment to building a more professional, informed and productive Nigerian entertainment industry.
This was contained in a statement issued by Amb. Cornell Udofia, Director of Communications, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter and made available to journalists on Sunday.
