Popular Nigerian Comic actors, Mark Agel and Emmanuella have revealed why they shoot comedy skits in Port Harcourt, instead of Lagos where they reside and do business. The duo also revealed how they refused to sell their Facebook page for a whooping N144 million. Speaking during an interview with Naij.com Mark said they decided to be shooting their skits in Port Harcourt because of constant harassment from touts in Lagos.
He explained that sometimes, the touts demand as high as N170, 000 to allow them shoot their videos.
"We are based in Lagos but we shoot most of our videos in Port Harcourt. To work in Lagos is very hard. If you want to start shooting, agbero’s will come and start demanding outrageous sums of money from you. There was a time we were asked to pay N170, 000 settling these touts before we were allowed to shoot. That’s why we shoot in PH and market our skits in Lagos.
On the refusal to sell their facebook page he said;
"Recently, a company wanted to buy out our Facebook page. I thought it as a scam but this company is well known and they offered us $400,000 when I converted it to Naira, it was more than N100million (N144m). My first thought was ‘guys lets sell it.’ But we can’t sell it because it’s not all about money. Money cannot buy what we do. If you think about it, you can sell it and start again but there are people who can only get a laugh through that channel and by selling it, you will deny them that chance.
"There was an African president who told us we saved him from taking a rash decision that would have affected his country. We were invited for dinner and we did not know why we were invited until he shared his testimony with us."
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