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Omo Ghana : man for chop : a documentary / producers, Oliver Safo, Aloysius Acquah, Kwame Boadi, Franka-Maria Andoh ; directed by Kwame Boadi.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shagari, Shehu,.
- Humanitarian Aid.
- Transitional Justice.
- Symbolism.
- Ethnic relations.
- Deportation.
- Immigration and emigration.
- Migration.
- Ghana.
- Nigeria.
- Local Subjects:
- Shagari, Shehu,.
- Humanitarian Aid.
- Transitional Justice.
- Symbolism.
- Ethnic relations.
- Deportation.
- Immigration and emigration.
- Migration.
- Ghana.
- Nigeria.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (62 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- 36283 AI Media, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This is a story about migration - the good, the bad, the ugly. It revolves around the tumultuous and wrenching events of 1983 - the expulsion of over 1 million so-called undocumented Ghanaians out of Nigeria, by the then government of Shehu Shagari. It touches on many aspects of the phenomenon of migration - what are the causes and effects? So, from the busy streets of Omo Ghana, there is a massive convergence, utter chaos and bedlam at the Aflao border. Fast forward to 2025. Now imagine, A fast-paced film rendition exploring this primal activity through the heart-rending forced deportation of 1 million Ghanaians from Nigeria in 1983.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Franka Andoh ; Yoruba poem reading, Sterling Pamilerin Olubunmi.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed February 12, 2026).
- OCLC:
- 1579215955
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