MOVIE REVIEW: HIJACK ’93…A LITANY OF FLAWS, DETACHMENT FROM HISTORY

By Agbo Favour Amarachi ‘HIJACK 93’ attempts to rehash the true account of the 1993 Nigeria Airways hijacking, reinventing the story through the characters of Kayode (Adam Garba), Omar (Nnamdi Agbo), Dayo (Akinsola Oluwaseyi), and Ben (Allison Emmanuel), who risked everything to challenge the then military government’s draconian regime. It was written by Musa Jeffrey David. Now, when a film is inspired by true events, there is always a certain level of expectations, especially from those conversant with the real story. However, ‘Hijack ‘93’ attempts to temper such expectations with…

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