Shanty Town Cast (Major cast members on the series Shanty Town)

Shanty Town Cast (Major cast members on the series Shanty Town)

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Shanty Town is a crime-action Nollywood series that was released on the 20th of January 2023 on Netflix. Currently, it is rated as No 1 in the Top 10 Netflix Tv shows. The movie is about a group of courtesans who attempt to escape the grasp of a notorious kingpin but political corruption and blood ties make freedom a near-impossible goal.

The series began by showing us a backstory about a family who tried to escape from raiders who had burnt down their town. One of the sisters was shot during the process of escaping while the other was caught and taken into a drug cartel that also doubles as a prostitution ring.

However, the girl that was shot survived and became a top DSS agent who later pretended to be her sister to bring down the illegal operation.

The series “Shanty Town” is filled with a lot of popular Nigerian Nollywood stars like Richard Mofe-Damijo, Uche Jumbo, Ini Edo, Nancy Isime, Shola Shobowale, and many more. If you want to know more about the Shanty Town cast then you are on the right page. Let’s get into it.

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Shanty Town Top Cast

Below are the top casts in the popular series “Shanty Town”

Richard Mofe- Damijo

Richard mofe damijo

Richard Mofe-Damijo was cast as Chief Fernandez in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Chief Fernandez is at the top of the food chain and he controls everything. He was one of the people giving orders to Scar. However, the chief ordered Scar to shut down most of his operations because he was running for the position of governor in Lagos state. And he did not want his opponent to discover his large involvement in criminal activity.

Sola Sobowale

Sola sobowale

Sola Sobowale was cast as Mummy Tornado in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Mummy T was the dark princess who has the power to control the spiritual affairs of the shanty town. Scar and his boys look up to her for spiritual advice and power.

Nse Ikpe-Etim

Nse ikpe etim

Nse Ikpw-Etim was cast as Moji in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Moji popularly called Mama by the shanty town prostitute. Moji was a crafty one who thinks she could go chest to chest with scars while she carries out her mission and stayed alive. Although her motive was not only to survive but to get a fair share of the power.

Nancy Isime

Nancy Isime

Nancy Isime was cast as Shalewa in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Shalewa was one of the prostitutes in Shanty town who wanted to be free like her friend Jackie. So, she could start her own bar business but when she went to pay her debt to scar. She discovered her debt to scar was more than what she could pay.

She was used as Bait for Chief Fernandez’s son by Scar to get chief Ring. So, they could lure the chief to a location where they could kill him.

Chidi Mokeme

Chidi Mokeme

Chidi Mokeme was cast as Scar in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Scar played the role of the ruthless kingpin who is somewhere at the top of the food chain. Although he is the boss of the shanty town, he still takes orders from chief Fernandez.

However, he was used as some sort of instrument in the hands of the people with real power. But he is important enough to not be just another piece on the chess board.

Ini Edo

Ini edo

Ini Edo was cast as Inem/idong in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Inem was a DSS agent who disguise herself as her sister who had lived in a shanty town before she died in the prison.

She was very passionate about the cause and wanted justice for all the wrongdoing and wickedness that the lords of Shanty town have done to her.

However, it was not an easy experience for her but in the end, she was able to help Shanty town get raided off Scar and arrested Chief Fernandez.

Peter Okoye

Peter okoye

Peter Okoye popularly known as Mr. P was cast as Femi Fernandez in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Femi Fernandez is the son of Chief Fernandez. He was a rich kid who didn’t know about his father’s evil deed.

Zubby Michael

zubby Michael

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Zubby Michael was cast as Colorado in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Colorado is Scar’s, right-hand man. He is second in command in the shanty town.

Shafy Bello

Shaffy Bello

Shafy Bello was cast as Dame Dabota in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Dame Dabota popularly called “her Excellency”, she was the governor of Lagos state and a rival to Chief Fernandez. Even though she was at the top of the food chain and controls almost everything. She still acknowledged that Chief Fernandez was a man with real power and a strong rival for the next governorship election.

Dame went as far as to adopt Scar and convince him to help her to kill chief Fernandez.

Uche Jumbo

Uche Jumbo was cast as Detective Janice in the popular series “Shanty Town”. Detective Janice is the head of the DSS operation and Inem’s boss. She and her team were running a secret operation to take down the drug cartel boss in the shanty town.

FAQs

Is shanty town on Netflix?

Yes, the movie made its debut on Netflix on the 20th of January 2023.

Who was the director of a shanty town movie?

The director of Shanty town is Dimeji Ajibola.

Who is the top cast in shanty town movie?

  • Uche Jumbo
  • Sola Sobowale
  • Richard Mofe-Damijo
  • Nse Ikpe-Etim
  • Nancy Isime
  • Mercy Eke
  • Lilian Afegbai
  • Ini Edo
  • Chidi Mokeme
  • Peter Okoye
  • Aki Nuhu

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