Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has come out to call for the commemoration of Sylvester Oromoni’s 12th birthday at Dowen College premises in Lagos.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, she woke up with a lot of pain after hearing that a child was allowed to die in a safe zone when he should’ve been celebrating his birthday today.

Tonto Dikeh added that Nigerians will be leaving flowers and gifts outside the school’s gate because the institution let a child die under their care.

Her words, “I woke up with so much pain. How do you lose a child in a safe zone and whose birthday is today? Sending love and light to Master Sylvester’s family and loved ones. Happy birthday young champ, we promise you justice. #justiceforslyvester.”

“@dowencollegelagos, we will be leaving flowers and gifts outside your gate. Because today is a child’s birthday that died under your care!”

“Please, if you are in Lagos, leave a little gift and prayer at the gate of Dowen College. Thanks.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.