George Osodi on the Kings of Nigeria and Boko Haram - REWIND

George Osodi on the Kings of Nigeria and Boko Haram - REWIND
Ten years ago, in November 2006, Al Jazeera English was launched. To mark that anniversary, we've created REWIND, which updates some of the channel's most memorable and award-winning documentaries of the past decade. We find out what happened to some of the characters in those films and ask how their stories have developed in the years since our cameras left.
In 2013, filmmaker Katharina von Schroeder went to Nigeria for an Artscape series, called The New African Photography.
The central character of her film, photographer George Osodi, was in the middle of completing a stunning collection of images documenting the devastating effects of oil spills in Nigeria's Delta region.
The film followed Osodi as he moved on to photograph Nigeria's traditional monarchs - offering a unique insight into the diverse culture, history and traditions of his country. Although there is very little known about the many different royalties in Nigeria, they are considered to be a major part of Nigerian history.
Back then, Osodi said : "[There are] frequent clashes among different ethnic groups," says Osodi. "Lots of people have lost trust in their identity. I felt it was important that we see this diverse culture as a point of unity instead of seeing it as something that should divide us as a nation."
Now in 2016, Osodi tells REWIND how his life and work have moved on.
He talks about his latest projects, including a series of photographs looking at the victims of Boko Haram.
"The Boko Haram phenomenon is another sad story from Nigeria. There's this class of people who people don't talk much about. I call them the victims of Boko Haram. Many of them are kids whose parents have been killed in the cause of militancy and conflict. We have kids who have lost their parents, some died in bombings, some died while refusing to become members of Boko Haram," says Osodi.
"So I travelled down to the north east on various times, trying to explore and see what happens to these kids, who is taking care of them. For me it's to create a strong visual awareness that will probably influence people in authority to make a change. I think that's my responsibility."
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[@mohammadzubayer8084]

Wilsonian Garveyite for developing country I agree with you,But Nigeria in Africa one of the richest country in the world.If there is a PEACE among all the religious people I am 100 % sure it will be a one of the richest country in the world.Now it is the Time to bring back all the people together to develop the country.Long Live Nigeria & her people,Love from Bangladesh.

[@rizaolyinka8297]

Thank you Mohammad Zubayer for recalling on the Garveyite movement of Marcus Garvey. My father was from Benin and we were born in London England but dad took his wife and our mother home with me and my two brothers. My dad was with the Navy and was in the great march with Dr Martin Luther King, 'I have a dream', Black Panther's and then came to U.K to tell us a wealth of his knowledge and wisdom. We were shown our uncles golf course which he chose to still have up the signs from colonisation times, 'No Blacks' to remind the people visiting in the present times of what was then 'the norm'. KING TAHARKA IN AFRICA KUSHITES MORES...Thankfully my father gave me my rightful history. Greetings from London, Bowuni from Sapele too 👋🏾

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@Lachlan Saint Instablaster :)

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[@jahempress26]

This is one of the best documentarian I've ever seen

[@uchewisdom9857]

so proud of my country...

[@rsapgreen8399]

I took a DNA test and I'm proud to say I'm 26% Nigerian which is my largest portion of ancestry..... from Nigeria to New York lol 2 of the most populated most diverse coastal places in the world.....

[@Infinite-Thoughts]

"The world is almost 70% water and truly the human body is equally 70% water, so I think in that God is trying to show us something. We cannot separate ourselves from each other."

[@tonynash1234]

Thank you Mr. Osodi for empowering me and making me proud to be a Nigerian.

[@mohammadzubayer8084]

Nigeria is for the Nigerian,no colour,no discrimination among religion,no exploitation,it can follow Malaysian Type of Monarchism,all the king will meet together they will vote without conflict,to prosperous the country,There should be president,& Vice President & Prime Minister.All the king will receive revenue from the Government with certain amount of money.The rest will go for the people by the people off The people to develop the country. Let Nigeria is an example of the world to be a prosperous Democratic country.

[@WilsonianGarveyite]

Mohammad Zubayer democracy is just a word

[@colinodomino6738]

Mohammad Zubayer actually Nigeria is for British. study history.

[@Child_of_Amun]

As an African from Mali, I agree with most of your points, but this is our continent and we will not taint it with Eurocentric values or any other forms of colonialism, any further. We must have an African style government, with African values. Europe got to do things their own way, why can't we?

[@Child_of_Amun]

collins dion And that is why I wasn't speaking to you. I doubt you know anything about our history, and therefore have no say in how we govern ourselves now. We would've been just fine without Europeans intervening and stripping us of our natural identity... We just want to be Africans, but as long as Europe has a say in our internal affairs, we will never gain back what was lost.

[@Moni-yn3kq]

A really fascinating documentary.

[@martinvargas9533]

i love how he has such a passion of keeping the history going thru photographs

[@essenowo]

Wonderful job Mr. George Osodi, well done. Thanks a lot for the photos and videos. I'm extremely impressed and proud to see that King@19.20, being the longest serving in Africa and second longest in the whole world is really a blessing. Unfortunately, things have fallen apart even after colonization, over the past decades, corrupt politicians and military regimes made things worst in Nigeria and the whole continent. I'm curtain that Africa is rising again.

[@eyitemiejoh6352]

Jah bless you brother great work

[@MoniqueWyatt]

Beautiful! Thank you so much

[@seektruth581]

This is beautiful!

[@AK243RDC]

AMAZING WORK !!! THANK YOU BROTHER FOR THIS!

[@leadersuccess3761]

very wise and good King.

[@dianaejaita2567]

thanks for sharing this!!!

[@samuelokwa6219]

wonderful work George.

[@_thacieng]

Our last king in Rwanda 🇷🇼 (east Africa ) died recently. Our kings weren't the longest reigning ever but they were surely the tallest.

[@mjdqureshi8535]

wow, very interesting documentary!

[@meep2605]

Africa was beautiful when all we knew was Nature...

[@meep2605]

'civilization' successes at our cost

[@meep2605]

only the white man is having true benefit we had to 'share' everything n their growth is costing us look at how much natural resources they have all originating from Africa but Africans have nothing but greed, alcohol, drugs, messed up/poor psychology and bad image world wide..

[@spymasterk4873]

the are no weapons factory in africa...white made it

[@Hyperbutterfly1990]

spymaster [k] You need to be educated. Badly. I feel sorry for you.

[@spymasterk4873]

feel sorry us much us your like that didn't change the TRUTH , WHITE KEEP selling their weapon to warlord and war crimes that used to murder us

[@elainsoi9859]

its just greed that brings all the suffering.beautiful documentary. thank you for sharing

[@livinggood7522]

Great video

[@StCloud-ns7vt]

this is so so beautiful

[@solomonbalogun6545]

Great documentary . Great job bro

[@terrykamau902]

Beautiful African continent with rich traditions and people

[@Deedraa]

Great work keep it up

[@julitofatima6575]

great job man

[@leadersuccess3761]

excellent photos If I may say so myself.

[@sigui.habana]

what a nice words and intentions by the photographer from Nigeria from the Detal area

[@lanreenilo788]

Marvelous!

[@muffinman1]

This is actually pretty interesting.

[@peterlarssonhedlof6515]

This proves that the global market value oil more than fish.

[@vicbonett7772]

and the sea and everything that goes with it .

[@americanman2382]

Fantastic..Beautifully ..Documentation...God Bless...... Beautiful People ..

[@basilpcj2070]

Am sorry for you people British call you people Nija Delta to confuse Estherns region,

[@basilpcj2070]

Nigeria are happy because, when them come them will carry money give 3 or 4 people order are suffering, this is planning from British to Nigeria to confuse you people

[@meep2605]

Pictures don't create awareness but they instead draw admiration they are so beautiful one forgets the purpose I mean look at the polluted waters it was all so beautiful I don't pity the struggle

[@RuthMajozi]

fascinating!

[@unitedstatesofafrica7447]

Our responsibility is to take full control of our resources and the conditions under which we choose to exploit them. Strangers will never care about our environment the same way we do. We are the only ones to blame for these issues since we are the ones letting this happen on our land. We're sleeping with our ennemies and then blaming them because the bed is dirty. It's about time to clean the house.

[@oranebrown2169]

Second this, there must be a plan exodus from the diaspora to African with the intention to clean these flit from our motherland, and this should also includes the north. 3 years later I know, but there must be a plan.

[@kehindeandu4040]

❤👌

[@femiobisesan1027]

Wish these kings still wade the powers they use to have. I love Africa, her culture, from the family structure to the rule of our kings.

[@salim_the_dream]

Awesome film

[@jaydowwg8150]

Your hart my friend will give you what you need to understand what your doing .

[@glorialewis5444]

💃💃💃To you you are what we need more people like you.👍👍👍💯

[@tibora13]

13:38 the kings bodyguard wielding a 100% pure gold sword ✊🏿

[@obinnalounge]

I really, really need a copy. How may I obtain one? We are living in a time that seems to attempt to relegate history and culture. I for one, am determined to hold on to it...and safely pass it on...to the future generation.

[@CarlosRios-dr7oo]

this is just marvelous, this gentleman ''George Osodi'' have taken hundreds of years in the making and compressed in to the best visuals money can buy. for the people making the racist comments hating is permitted, but to all those wise people that have appreciated as much as I this beautiful work is prohibited to reply to ignorant minds. we as people become stronger when we stop following and relating to ignorant individuals... Blessings to all..

[@KingKwaZulu]

Respect

[@gibrankhan2174]

Traditional rulers have excelled in community stewardship over the centuries so in the absence of good governance, it is natural for them to provide community leadership. I do think it is important for traditional rulers to infuse leadership skills back into the community. One way civil society can fight powerful oil companies and environmental degradation, like George Osodi has documented, is through community organization but you need leadership. The other path is war.

[@deenpindar]

Its a brilliant idea you have there, but the Nigerian constitution does not recognize the "power" of traditional rulers. Hence they are not able to make significant changes in their societies, which is very unfortunate given that the traditional rulers are valued more as opposed to the politicians. One of the traditional rulers in the documentary tried to put it in a nuance way when he said their job (traditional rulers) is to complement the government (politicians).

[@michaeltwinkletoes2894]

This reporter is very interesting is there any more material from him?

[@thehealthbodyfitness]

Awesome I really enjoyed Documentary film the photos of ancient Afro Kings are Awesome it would be cool if they make of All ancient African Kings real photos or create Movie or All of ancient African Kings an Kingdoms of Africa Ancient west Africa War weapons an Battles we don't know much about Ancient West Africa Warriors an Kings an Kingdoms Movies can also help Africa just like the Ancient Chinese War Films Movies Ancient Afro Warrior's can be put positive light on Ancient Africa Wars Battles Army's we have alot To Learn About these Ancients Afro Kingdoms Awesome Work keep making Good positive Afroca n Films Movies Documentary film

[@marvinken4186]

The Kings are just the way they are in the Nigerian movies

[@elijahallison4347]

Great! We need to know who are royals are!

[@dchristian1021]

Divide and conquer works almost every time..

[@melsmith3500]

why does Nigeria and Africa not sue these old powers...Africa basically enriched them

[@shirohilight1502]

well those people that did take advantage of Nigeria in the past are now all dead it wouldn't be good to take it out on the new generation of those colonialist

[@HKNYN1]

Mel Smith and who will judge those proceedings the same powers

[@grumpymcgrumps2674]

The very system that can give them justice is the same one that is oppressing and exploiting them.

[@oJoJo]

Oil destroys light, but you do get to see the beautifull rainbows

[@amadoudiallo1437]

human rights , justice and democracy that what any moral being should support around the world.

[@Child_of_Amun]

It saddens me to see the state of the Niamey delta...

[@tibora13]

17:28 not even bugs are flying around out THERE, it's that bad💀

[@kehindeandu4040]

❤👌

[@ibrahimanees5874]

There will be a time in future when men will discover a black liquid gold. Every 99 persons out of 100 will die because of it. Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

[@PeterItalo]

A rich country and many problems

[@tibora13]

11:13 ✊🏿 👑🐊🗡️ Powerful 4-UP

[@christophlieding734]

some kings with Rolex watches.

[@velimashnhenog2082]

Azzury Stree Europe cities downtowns

[@tebbyyebbt6711]

original africa and africans long gone accept it ... monarchies robes roll rocye... all europe..

[@billdaecda5926]

Not all.

[@mohammadzubayer8084]

collins dion is a Member of commonwealth country Like Bangladesh,Don't undermine & sovereignty & independence of a country.

[@unhappyattendantughh2469]

WE WAZ KINGZ

[@cookeish]

What they are doing to the land?

[@Peace4evr]

Where are our Eco warriors😭

[@adedolapoboluwatife368]

Phase one in 2013! 😳🤦🏿‍♂️😩

[@saisunilkc1578]

How many king

[@kuntakintah3228]

500.

[@AleGaun]

Many kings in Nigeria, what exactly they do?

[@yelar7753]

'oil the blood god'

[@StCloud-ns7vt]

14:50 :)

[@amadoudiallo1437]

I am against crime.

[@ponzi_bunny]

Amadou Diallo I'm against sinners

[@Woke365]

I am a King! King earl Sutton.

[@ThePeoplesPodcast]

./.

[@realitytube6290]

This Kingdom is not one of the oldest in the whole of Africa the King wearing Red attire and he has an accent of UK Certainly pronounce in the UK street slang Cerainly Lol.

[@mvpattinson3529]

how come that black guy sounds like he from the london hoods lol madness so does that mean im a king as thats how and what they said when i stayed in africa to see my family ??? lol

[@martinsgates1141]

he schooled in the UK

[@edmarsabado4033]

The poor country they have own king

[@martinsgates1141]

did you just call Nigeria a poor country . the ignorance is alarming

[@raphealfrancis8228]

FAIRFAX

[@honkym2067]

oil company f___ up the eath

[@realitytube6290]

Nigerian is an example of how the failure and corruption has failed the state even when they have oil. The only country in Africa that made it's resources valuable and put to use and for the benefit of peope was Libya under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi until NATO came and destroyed the country and no African country stood by Libya when Gaddafi wax unifying the whole Africa into one and trade and establish the Gold currency.

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[@MrBiggie18002001]

the kings sold us to the new world.why don't you tell the entire truth about these kings and the role they played in selling my forefathers to the west.africa sold its best and strongest to the white man .Africa still haven't recovered it's human capital.

[@gordonparker4570]

ROBERT BRUCE sorry u feel that way. But I'm ready to enlighten u, the same western historians who told u African kings sold ur ancestors said and i quote "the European came with superior weapons, an their prime motive was to get men ". Now how much could they have possibly sold ur forefathers? A white shirt, a mirror and a hot drink? My friend some stories are told to suit the perpetrators of the crime. Slavery was a bad thing granted, but think on ur own before u try to place blame on ur brothers.

[@MrBiggie18002001]

Yeah the white man came looking and the Africans elite answered with the with the selling of its people's. Elite =kings=strongman. We are not stupid .the blame firmly lays at Africa's door step.

[@MrBiggie18002001]

By the way the white man was out numbered so don't gimme that superior weapons bullshit

[@dantheman4421]

Well there is the fact of superior weapons technology. The Zulu were one of the first people to have a gatling gun used against them, and they called it 'the laughing gun'. A small platoon of some 12 men wiped out hundreds of zulu warriors that day. It has since been known to every zulu child since. King Shaka was the last great king of Africa, and he was betrayed by his own aunts. My young brother, seek out and listen to Credo Mutwa. You are on the right track. Whites are blamed for slavery, when the blame REALLY lays firmly on Africa's 'kings' doorstep. Don't listen to the stories, don't listen to the missionaries. Africans had knowledge of the 'light' before the white man showed up. They had religion and spirituality, contrary to what the white man would have you believe. Look into that ancient african religion, and there you will find truth.

[@MrBiggie18002001]

Africans hunted us.with the white man guns.

[@VitalMusic217]

I hate Qatar, his king and his TV channel but they make some good stuff...

[@kingsleyunogaozirigbo8901]

Biafra is the only solution

[@roybhaj7047]

You need the WHITEMAN help professional intelligent knowledge developing countries removing pollution yet you say the Cursed of the WHITEMAN Mr TRUMP the President.the TALMUD PEACEMAKER Ready to share his knowledge One special peason love helping Blessed you Sire Africa a blessed continent

[@terrancel1786]

How that system of leadership in Africa is setup in not the truth order of leadership that's why is not working. A leader has to first have very strong moral, spiritual, ethical and wise convictions like a king. African has always had problems with having leaders with such qualities, that was one of the advantages the Caucasian arms of the north had over Nubia's continent of Ethiopia. No leadership was really ever had a strong understand of the value of moral, spiritual, ethical or wise based sense of governing (With the exception of Nelson Mandela). If Nubia's continent of Ethiopia doesn't unite under God commandments and pass laws in regard to the human rights for all IN THE LAND under those commandments and create a continental united Nubian Army of Ethiopia to enforce those laws ( which you call Africa), you will always be a concurred people; for lack of faith in aligning yourself with the word of God in Christ. Mankind can not civilize himself, it is the word of God which civilizes mankind.

[@rockroll8958]

terrance leacock you are wrong, certain African country (Ethiopia to be exact) had leadership governed by morals and ethics, spirituality, and religion; Emperor Haile Selassie the first (who influenced Neilson Mandela and many other black leaders) was a great leader who ruled with dignity, faith, love, courage and a just cause. He promoted collective security, peace and justice, brotherhood, among many other benefaction. Furthermore Ethiopia was the oldest Christian Nation in the world, ruled my many great emperors who possessed the qualities which you listed, plus more; it is obvious that you don't know much about African history.

[@terrancel1786]

+Rock Roll no I not your a liar plain and simple it the leaders of Africa are so moral why are the people of Africa seem so disconnected from the world. Why do they not have roads like the rest of the world. Why are they allowing themselves to be advertised as inferior? The governments of Africa are all apart of the devils world system.

[@terrancel1786]

obama bin laden I'm not of Islam but I do believe in death to the snake.

[@rockroll8958]

terrance leacock terrance leacock why does China India and some other non-African countries considered as third world countries? why do these countries also not have proper roads? if these 1st world country are as great as they claim why are there still people suffering (terrible health care system, social injustice, etc)? there are African countries (mainly in the large cities: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, etc) that have roads like those in the first world country. They cannot control the media/false propaganda of the Western world. the only reason why Africa is not as strong as it should be is because they are not united. Many great inventions that originated in the west were created and enhace by Blacks (stop light, cellular phone, refrigerator, fire extinguisher, almanac, blood plasma bag, elevator, gas mask, and the list goes on); black inventions changed history and contributed to business, science, technology, etc; they why are they still considered inferior? without blacks countries like America wouldn't be so great ( this is fact). they spread propaganda so as to keep us down, they control the media and the great armies and weapons of mass destruction. we create they steal our ideas and make it theirs (even our music). All that blacks encounter is ordained by God. if they showed more faith in God and unity among themselves they wouldn't be seen as inferior. because they dissed God like the Children of isreal they were brought down low and delivered into the hands of their enemies. God came to deliver them but their faith was weak and their intentions were selfish. when will they learn? smdh

[@ponzi_bunny]

Rock Roll it's because Satan owns the world. did you forget he offered Jesus all kindoms of earth? because it's on his power.. and the whole world bows to him without even knowing... but it's OK there are Good news... that God will smash them all :)

[@gborowme]

"Colonial master", George Osodi please stop using that.

[@kuntakintah3228]

I want some of them beads the bright red ones, Hilarious how this king sound right out of Croydon? 500 kings is a prime example of why this place will never move forward, Their stuck on blaming the white man, Yeah the white man did do wrong, But to ignore the fact that these people sold their own people along with arabs, Is astounding. You really need a good mirror, Just look at the state of this country that has oil. Then take a look at "Saudi Arabia", No one else to blame but yourselves & now you're doing it all over again & still not looking in the mirror!! We all have eyes can't keep these lies going we have the internet no excuse to stay ignorant!!

[@MrNionde]

allah is the king not human being.

[@keepmyself5417]

David luiz !! who's allh is it God 'll just a. amen !!??

[@jaydowwg8150]

Respect