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Eddie Ugbomah (19 December 1940 – 11 May 2019) was a
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and producer. He directed and produced films such as the Rise and Fall of Oyenusi in 1979, The Boy is Good and Apalara, a film about the life and murder of Alfa Apalara in Oko Awo, Lagos. The plots of some of his films are loosely based on real life events, The Rise and Fall of Oyenusi is based on the career of a notorious robber,
Ishola Oyenusi Ishola Oyenusi (died 8 September 1971), popularly known as Dr. Ishola, was a notorious Nigerian armed robber who was active during the 1970s. His ''modus operandi'' was carjackings, bank robberies and heists committed during hold-ups. Trial and ...
.


Life and career

Ugbomah was a native of Village Ashaka area
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in East Ndokwa, Delta State Local Government but grew up in the
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and Lafiaji area of
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. He was educated at St Matthias, Lafiaji, Lagos and City College school. He traveled to
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for his college education and attended various colleges studying journalism, drama, and later
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. After his studies, he worked with
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and also played minor roles in Dr.No,
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and Sharpeville Massacre. He was a member of an
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drama group and directed some of the group's plays such as This is Our Chance, play staged at the
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Theatre Hall. He returned to Nigeria in 1975 and was involved in concert promotion before starting Edifosa, a film production company. Ugbomah's films usually tackle contemporary social and political issues. In 1979, he produced Dr Oyenusi, the film's plot taken from the headlines is about a notorious robber, Ishola Oyenusi who terrorized Lagosians in the early 1970s.The film also delved into the menace of armed robbery in Nigeria. Oyenusi featured Ugbomah as the lead actor. Ugbomah's next film, ''the Mask'', was released in 1979. The film's material is based on the
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during the
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and the looting of artifacts from the Benin palace. In the Mask, the protagonist Obi, played by Ugbomah tries to secretly steal the Benin ivory mask and return it to Nigeria. Some critics likened the character of Obi to the
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agent
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. Ugbomah's career flourished into the early 1980s producing such films as Oil Doom, Bolus '80 and The Boy is Good. Most of his films were shot in 16mm with the exception of The Mask. Later in his career Ugbomah turned to
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video films. In 1988, he was appointed chairman of the Nigerian Film Corporation He died on 11 May 2019, at the age of 78.


Filmography

* ''America or Die'' (1996) * ''Toriade'' (1989) * ''The Great Attempt'' (1988) * ''Omiran'' (1986) * ''Apalara'' (1986) * ''Esan'' (1985) * ''Death of a Black President'' (1984) * ''Vengeance of the Cult'' (1984) * ''The Boy is Good'' (1982) * ''Bolus '80'' (1982) * ''Oil Doom'' (1980) * ''The Mask'' (1979) * ''Rise and Fall of Oyenusi'' (1977)


See also

*
List of Nigerian film producers This is a list of notable Nigerian film producers. * Abdalla Uba Adamu * Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II * Adekunle Adejuyigbe * Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino * Afro Candy * Aisha Augie-Kuta * Akanimo Odon * Akin Ogungbe * Remi Abiola * Toyin Abraha ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugbomah, Eddie Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers 1940 births 2019 deaths People from Delta State