Abeni
Abeni tricks her parents to escape a forced arranged marriage
to Ogagu, Chief Atiba’s son and elopes with her lover Akanni
to his native Cotonou, Benin Republic. Chief Atiba believed that
the marriage between the children of the business moguls will
strengthen their business empires.
Ogagu
leaves the wealthy home of his father in Nigeria for Cotonou,
where he teams up with his friend, Laku to live a life on the
fast lane.
Chief Bello determined to track down the runaway lovers and bring
them to punishment also heads for Cotonou.
However, fate brings Ogagu and Abeni together and in a rather
strange way. Ogagu’s fast life leads him to a confrontation
with the Beninoise law and he is arrested and detained. It takes
the timely intervention of Akanni and Abeni to safe him from the
arms of law.
Chief Bello with the help of a musician friend locates the lovers’
home only to discover that he is already a grandfather. Abeni
now legally married to Akanni has just delivered a son. Chief
Bello’s wife on the pretext of traveling to Dubai for business
has joined the young family and a helpless Chief Bello has no
choice but accept the prevailing situation. The arrival of a new
baby in traditional Africa has a way of settling family quarrels.
Dir Tunde Kelani Amzat Abel Hakim, Sola Asedeko, Jide Kosoko/Nigeria
2006
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