As a result, 2o9ine Films and Chude Jideonwo Presents have put out an online open casting call for their mini-series.
The project is searching for the best male and female actors of all ages. To participate, actors have to send in a monologue that should last no more than two minutes.
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The series will go beyond the headlines into the unknown depths of the alleged cannibal whose story shocked the entire country over two decades ago.
Orji was infamous in the late 90s for supposedly eating human beings for a living while posing as a madman.
He was eventually arrested and remanded for murder in Kirikiri Prison, where he passed away in his sleep on August 17, 2012.
Clifford Orji is regarded as Nigeria's first major cannibal [Gallantmilitary] Pulse NigeriaADVERTISEMENT
Describing the project, he said, "The more time we spent over the past few months researching and writing this story, the more it became apparent that this was deeper, much deeper than the tragic cannibalism that captured the attention of Nigerians. The story we are telling will shock Nigerians – in a very perspective-shifting way."
In addition to Orji's compelling life, the upcoming limited series will look at cannibalism in Nigeria at large.
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