Linda Ikeji Media Returns to Cinemas with “The Night of June 7th,”

Linda Ikeji Media has announced the nationwide cinema release of its new feature film The Night of June 7th, set to open in theatres across Nigeria on Thursday, August 28, 2026. Written and produced by Linda Ikeji and directed by Toka Mcbaror, the film marks the studio’s bold return to Nigerian cinemas with a story drawn from one of the country’s most searing true-crime chapters.

The drama is inspired by the 2005 Apo Six killings in Abuja. On the night of June 7, six young people—five Igbo traders from the Apo auto spare-parts market and one woman, were killed by police officers after a confrontation that began at a nightclub. The incident triggered national outrage, years of protest, a presidential panel of inquiry, and a protracted court case that lasted 12 years before two officers were sentenced to death. Two decades later, the case remains a landmark in Nigeria’s ongoing conversation about police accountability and justice.

Linda Ikeji described the project as long overdue: “This is the film Nigeria has waited twenty-one years for. 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 Toka Mcbaror added: “We approached this story with the weight it deserves. 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 a strong ensemble led by Gideon Okeke, Femi Branch, Ali Nuhu and Charles Lenny. It had its world premiere at NollywoodWeek Paris in May 2025 and runs approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Distributed by Nile Distribution, The Night of June 7th opens exclusively in cinemas nationwide on August 28.

This is Ikeji’s second feature based on a real Nigerian tragedy, following Dark October (2023), which dramatised the 2012 Aluu Four lynching. With its focus on a case that still resonates, the new film aims to bring a pivotal chapter of recent history back onto the big screen for a new generation of audiences.