When gangsters disguised in Adamu orisha attire murder his father, Obalola, a precocious boy, resorts to a life of crime. With his friends Ify and Gift, he takes to theft as a pastime until a fortuitous encounter with Kazeem and Nino, two middle-level crime lords in Isale-Eko. Impressed by Obalola’s intellect and bravery, Nino takes him under his wings, despite his mother’s displeasure, and promises to fund his education. These lofty dreams are cut to size when Nino is brutally … Continue reading Jade Osiberu’s “Gangs of Lagos” triumphs in spectacle – Jerry Chiemeke