WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH JAGUN JAGUN (THE WARRIOR)

By Ayodele Sharon

Jagun Jagun is a Nigerian movie produced by Femi Adebayo who is known to have won many international and national awards as an actor and the movie was released all around the world on the 10th of August 2023.  He is popularly known for his comedic movie Jelili but in the movie he produced recently, Femi Adebayo showed us another part of himself that most of his fans are not familiar with, he acted the role of a fanatic warlord.

He looked so different and acted so different that many people couldn't recognize him, the movie really hit the world as it is being watched in so many countries and continents aside Nigeria and Africa.

The movie was shot for forty-five days and it hit the top ten (10) in eighteen countries on Netflix, number 4 in the United Kingdom, and number one (1) in Nigerian movies.

The movie features many top actors and actresses in Nigeria, the likes of the popular actor Lateef Adedimeji who acted the role of Gbotija in the movie. While being interviewed he said he had to go through rigorous training in order to be fit for the role, many people even commented that he looked built in the movie like someone that did a lot of exercise and weight lifting which he later confirmed was true and told how he broke his leg while training for the movie and got discouraged and almost gave up but for the encouragement of people around him who motivated him that he could do it.

Fathia Balogun acted the role of Erinfunto the Warlord's wife. While interviewed she talked about how she firstly turned down the role but for her manager who told her to take it up. It is actually good the way she took it up many people commented especially her fans that they no longer see her act in movies like before while some even went ahead to say maybe old age is catching up on her. Her acting in this trending movie actually brought joy to the faces of her fans. She acted the role so well and without stress, she was very bold and saw to the killing of the Warlord (Ogundiji).

She also attested to this in an interview, that her role in the movie actually made her regain her confidence and fame. During the interview, she thanked Femi Adebayo for giving her the opportunity to take up the role.

The well-known actor, Odunlade Adekola) also acted in the movie, he acted as Jigan although he acted in only one scene.

Bukunmi  Oluwashina who acted the role of Ogundiji's daughter, her role was really a twist in the plot because it came as a shock to people when they discovered she was Agemo (the killer in masquerade form) and not the true daughter of Ogundiji.

The movie also features Ibrahim Yekini, Adebayo Salami(Femi Adebayo's father)  who acted as Oba Alayaki, Muyiwa Ademola who acted as Oniketo, Debo Adeayo who acted as Moyale , Yinka Quadri and Bimbo Ademoye

Ibrahim Chatta made a dramatic appearance in the movie, having some kind of resemblance to Ogundiji. He acted the last scene after the death of Ogundiji, some say he is the hidden son of Ogundiji that people were not aware of; even Ogundiji's wife, while some others say he is Ogundiji's brother.

He was so furious about the death of Ogundiji that he shouted his name twice out of fury and with strong emotion and the movie ended with a suspense as many people are suggesting that there should be a part 2.

Femi Adebayo disclosed that there will be a part 2 so people should anticipate and hopefully, the Identity of Ibrahim Chatta will be disclosed in part 2.

"Is Ogundiji really dead? Will that really be his end?" We will get to discover this in part 2.