Linda Ikeji Media is set to return to Nigerian cinemas with “The Night of June 7th”, a new film inspired by the 2005 killing of six young Nigerians in Apo, Abuja.
The film, written and produced by Linda Ikeji and directed by Toka Mcbaror, will open in cinemas nationwide on Friday, August 28, 2026.
The story takes audiences back to the events surrounding the deaths of the six young Nigerians, a case that sparked outrage across the country and raised serious questions about police accountability and justice.
A story that still raises questions
The Apo Six killings remain one of the most disturbing cases in Nigeria’s history of alleged extrajudicial killings. The incident led to protests and years of public pressure for justice.
A landmark court judgment later saw two police officers sentenced to death over the killings.
More than 20 years after the incident, The Night of June 7th revisits the story on the big screen, focusing on the events of that night and the question that has continued to linger: What really happened?
“This is the film Nigeria has waited twenty-one years for,” Linda Ikeji, the film’s writer and producer, said.
“Six young people went out one night and never came home, and this country has never stopped asking why. The Night of June 7th is not just a film. It is a reckoning, and it belongs to every Nigerian who refused to forget.”
Director: ‘Our responsibility was to the truth’
For Mcbaror, telling a story based on such a painful chapter in Nigeria’s recent history required a careful approach.
“We approached this story with the weight it deserves,” the director said.
“Our responsibility was to the truth of that night and to the memory of the six. Audiences should come prepared to feel everything.”
The film features Gideon Okeke, Femi Branch, Ali Nuhu and Charles Lenny among its lead cast.
Film opens August 28
The Night of June 7th will be released exclusively in cinemas nationwide on August 28, with Nile Distribution handling the distribution.
Tickets will be available at major cinema chains ahead of the release.
For Linda Ikeji Media, the film marks a return to the cinema with a story rooted in a case that has remained in Nigeria’s public memory for more than two decades.
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