''Sakobi'' is a 1998
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
fantasy horror film directed and produced by
Zeb Ejiro
Zeb Ejiro, MFR is a Nigerian filmmaker and producer. He is one of the two brothers of Chico Ejiro, a veteran Nigerian filmmaker and producer.
In November 2005, Zeb received a National award of Order of the Federal Republic alongside Lere Paimo ...
. The film stars
Saint Obi
Obinna Nwafor ( 16 November 1965 – 7 May 2023), better known by his stage name Saint Obi, was a Nigerian actor, film producer and director.
Education
Obi was born on 16 November 1965. He earned his Bachelor of Science in theatre arts at the ...
and Susan Patrick, alongside
Tony Umez
Tony Umez is a veteran Nigerian actor. He has acted in more than 200 Nollywood films of both English and Yoruba languages since his debut in the 1998 film ''Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket''.
Early life and education
Tony Umez was born ...
, Edith Ujay,
Sunday Omobolanle,
Patience Oghre,
Basorge Tariah Jr., and Zik Zulu Okafor. In the film, a snake girl entices a man named Frank Davies into using his daughter for a ritual. He faces the consequences of his actions alongside his wife.
Plot
A young man named Frank Davies is introduced to Sakobi by his friend Patrick due to Frank's desperation for wealth. Sakobi, who belongs to the cult of Kongodis and worships the goddess known as the Mighty Serpent, instructs Frank to sacrifice his only daughter, Hope, for rituals. Another condition set by Sakobi is that Frank must marry her, which leads Frank to abandon his family. In the end, the goddess rejects the sacrifice of Hope and curses Frank with a short life. When Frank attempts to appease the gods through a native doctor, Sakobi, the snake girl, swallows him after the native doctor vanishes.
Cast
*Saint Obi as Frank Davies
*Susan Patrick as Sakobi
*Princess Akor as Sakobi's mother
*Emmanuel Frank as Sakobi's father
*Dusty Edet as Native Doctor
*Patience Oghre as Nene
*Gloria Ogunjiofor as Dora Davies
*Domitilla Oleka as Mighty Serpent
*Tony Umez as Patrick
*Mimi Ejiro as Hope Davies
The film also featured Edith Ujay, Sunday Omobolanle, Zik Zulu Okafor and Basorge Tariah Jr. in supporting roles.
See also
*
List of Nigerian films of 1998
References
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1999 films
English-language Nigerian films
Nigerian fantasy films