Author: Unknown
Published on: 07/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Ceza plays as a policeman character in the “Made in Lagos” Roleplay community server. This character flags down cars and interacts with other characters roleplaying as fraudsters or motorists as they re-enact real-life encounters many young people face with the police. Nigerian police flagged down the cab he was travelling in in a common roadblock encounter. On previous stops, officers would ask him for a token “for water”. But later, back home at his workstation, Taiwo watches the progress bar fill on his computer screen. More than 2,000 complaints of police misconduct were recorded between 2020 and 2024, according to Nigerian media reports citing various government agencies. Just last year, three men fell victim to a 1 million naira shakedown – an incident that only came to light when the officers were secretly recorded with a glasses camera. Ceza’s TikTok popularity and success lie in his blend of social commentary and gaming. Gaming as activism Globally, video games surpass both film and music in revenue and reach. The gaming industry generated more than $187bn in 2024, dwarfing global box office and music industry combined. Joost Vervoort is a scholar specialising in how digital environments like gaming can reshape societal norms, empower communities, and challenge entrenched systems. He reveals how seriousness and playfulness can coexist, offering insight into why Nigerians are drawn to making light of serious issues, as Ceza does. Ceza sees its potential to reach global audiences and bring new visibility to Nigerian issues. For Taiwo, this growing power of gaming becomes tangible as he dons the role of a fraudster in GTA. The game’s rules – like the system he lives in – remain unchallenged, its power unyielding.
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