''Ijakumo'' (The Born Again Stripper) is a 2022 suspense thriller produced by

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and had its theatrical release on 23 December 2022. The film stars an ensemble cast including

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, Lolade Okusanya,

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, Lillian Afegbai among others. The film was scripted by Kehinde Joseph and directed by Adebayo Tijani.

Synopsis

Ijakumo (The Born Again Stripper) tells the story of Asabi (

), the daughter of a powerful spiritualist who is hell-bent on destroying the life of her ex-lover, a now renowned Lagos big pastor, Jide(

) who cheated her and left her to die. Pastor Jide who also is not a true man of God, but belongs to some sort of cabal that commits all sorts of atrocity. In her quest to destroy Pastor Jide, she sought for the help of Sharon(Lolade Okusanya), a stripper and a church choir who Jide now begins to lust after to destroy him.

Selected Cast

as Asabi *

as Pastor Jide * Lolade Okusanya as Sharon and Mary *

as Young Jide * Debbie Shokoya as Young Asabi *

* Kolawole Ajeyemi *

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* Antar Laniyan * Eso Dike * Tomiwa Tegbe * Deborah Ajijolajesu Shokoya

Production and release

The premiere of the film saw a lot of important personalities in attendance including the Executive Governor of Lagos state, Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu, and a host of other celebrities who graced the occasion that was themed 'Sundays best', others present for the premiere were

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, Lateef Adedimeji and others.

Awards and nominations

References

2022 films {{Improve categories, date=January 2023