Screenshot of the Ikorodu Bois from CNN spotlight. Nigeria’s “Ikorodu Bois”: Babatunde Sanni, Muiz Sanni, Malik Sanni, and Fawas Aina became a social media sensations following their ingenious methods of video production. The teenagers’ approach of parodying popular Hollywood and Nollywood (the Nigerian film industry) movies, using crude editing techniques, and sharing them on digital platforms have been an instant hit since they began in 2017. The “Ikorodu Bois” filmmaking journey began when they started sharing videos on YouTube. They became famous for their hilarious mimicry of movies like …
