Aluu Four lynching: Netflix to exclusively stream Linda Ikeji's "Dark October"

Nigerian movie lovers are excited as Linda Ikei is set to release new movie.

"Dark October," a horrific account of the Aluu 4 lynching, is Linda Ikeji's feature film debut and it will be available exclusively on Netflix.

Please like and follow my Facebook page, Gift Adene, before continuing to read so you won't miss any of the fresh and intriguing lists, articles, and stories I post every single day. My page is incredibly entertaining. If you enjoy my page, you will also have a good time. So what is holding you back? Let's have fun together by liking my page!

Africa's top distributor, FilmOne, is in charge of distributing Dark October.

Leading celebrity blogger, media entrepreneur, and producer Linda Ikeji has announced the release of a movie called "Dark October," which is based on the terrible Aluu Four lynching of 2012 and was directed by Toka McBaror. This is Ikeji's first foray into the film industry.

The movie, which is distributed by FilmOne, strives to raise awareness about the horror of extralegal deaths and the value of justice for all.

Award-winning Nigerian director Toka McBaror's film "Dark October" tells the story of four university students who were lynched in Port Harcourt in October 2012 and the circumstances surrounding their tragic deaths. a horrific incident that rocked the country.

The film will also explore the lynching's aftermath and how it affected the victims' families, friends, and the neighborhood.

"This film is a powerful and important story that needs to be told," said Linda Ikeji, the producer of the film. "We hope it will spark a conversation about the dangers of extrajudicial killings and the importance of ensuring justice for all".

"We are excited to be able to bring this story to life on the big screen and to be able to give a voice to these young men and their families, we are honored to be a part of this project and to work with Linda Ikeji and Toka McBaror to bring this important story to the world," said FilmOne Founders, Moses Babatope & Kene Okwuosa.

Chuks Joseph, Munachi Okpara, Kem-Ajieh Ikechukwu, and Kelechukwu Oriaku are among the film's outstanding newcomers.

On February 3rd 2023, Dark October is scheduled to make its Netflix debut. It will be accessible to a worldwide audience thanks to its availability for streaming in more than 190 nations.

The movie is predicted to be a huge hit because it tells a moving and dramatic story that fans will remember long after the credits have rolled.

Sharing the news on her social media page, Linda Ikeji made the post below:

Reacting to the news, one barbiedoll11 took to Instagram and wrote, "I didn’t know those boys but I cried and cried till date I would not bring myself to watch the full video I hope their families were able to heal even dou I know they cannot completely heal one very sad story and I know justice wasn’t served cuz things like this have continued happening"

One reimestores wrote, "If there is a story that broke me till today is this particular incident....seeing this story now with the fact I now have children brought so much tears....."

One lyra_foods wrote, "I remember when this happened. That recording is proof that the human skin covers up a whole lot of evil. Hope their killers are all rotting away in Kirikiri, including the wicked soul that called them thieves"

One Omalicha_adamma wrote, "Sincerely dunno if I want to watch this movie. That particular event traumatized me for a long time when it occurred cos I happened to watch the live execution of those boys on Tv, I cried like they were my relatives, I had just gotten admission to the university at the time and I couldn’t contain the trauma. I do hope the families were at least contacted to give consent and perhaps this will give them the much needed closure, else this movie is just going to open up fresh wounds, not just in their hearts but in the hearts of many Nigerians.😢"

ABOUT THE ALUU FOUR LYNCHING

Ugoing to Obuzor, Lloyd Toku, Chiadika Biringa, and Tekena Elkanah were the four young men who were lynched in the Aluu Four necklace lynching. They were all University of Port Harcourt students. On October 5, 2012, they were all executed by lynching in Aluu, a community in the Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria, after being wrongly accused of theft.

The first sons of their parents, Chiadika Biringa, Lloyd Toku Mike, Tekena Elkanah, and Ugoing to Obuzor were all pals who attended the University of Port Harcourt.

The four students shared a room on occasion as well.

Ugoing too occasionally stayed the night with Tekena, who lived off-campus because his apartment on campus had been broken into several times.

Ugoing to was quite worried by a debtor named Bright who owed him an unspecified sum of money. Ugoing to eventually succeeded in determining Bright's precise position. He asked his roommate Chiadika, childhood buddy Tekena, and fellow rapper Lloyd for assistance. Four of them set out on an unreturnable voyage together. The four students eventually made it to the debtor's home about midnight, which seemed like a strange hour for anyone to be moving around. They had brought an axe, a pen knife, and a cutlass with them in an effort to frighten the debtor. An argument finally broke out as a result of the misunderstanding that developed in the process of paying the loan.

The debtor, Bright, started yelling and raising a false alarm, saying the men were come to take laptops and cell phones. With the false belief that the students were the criminals disturbing the neighborhood, the vigilante group from Aluu was informed. Before the Aluu Vigilante group arrived, irate mobs began pursuing the four men through the streets while brandishing sticks and stones. Once they were captured, they were stripped naked, beaten, and tortured until they were nearly unresponsive.

They were then drag through mud, had concrete slabs dropped on their heads, and had car tires filled with gasoline wrapped around their necks (thus, "necklacing") in order to burn them in front of a mob, Nigerian police officials, and some Nigerians. Not even the Nigerian police force could stop it.

When Tekena's sister happened to be nearby, she learned that her brother was about to be executed using "jungle justice." She attempted to step in and save him along with his pals by yelling at the crowd in the loudest voice possible and emphasizing their innocence, but she was overcome by the crowd's enormity. She was urged to leave by members of the mob. She made the decision to get in touch with other family members and the police in a last-ditch effort to save her brother's life, but by the time the needed help was requested, the men had already been killed. The killings were captured on camera with a mobile device and posted online.

That's all for now....

I truly hope you had fun reading this article. Don’t forget to like my page on Facebook (GIFT ADENE) if you don’t already for more stories like this, the fun never ends you know!

To catch up on other content you might have missed, click here.

Until next time, have a wonderful rest of your day.