Nigeria, July 6 -- Veteran Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bukky Wright on Saturday premiered The Return of Omotara Johnson, the long-awaited sequel to her 2008 Yoruba crime drama, marking the franchise's return to cinemas 15 years after the original captivated audiences.

The Lagos premiere, held at the Monarch Event Centre in Lekki ahead of the film's nationwide release on 10 July, attracted a star-studded audience of actors, musicians, business leaders, royalty and political figures.

Celebrity fashion entrepreneur Seyi Vodi, rapper Zlatan, singer Reekado Banks, transport union leader MC Oluomo, socialite IBD Dende, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Egbaland, Balogun Lai Labode, Parallax Bank Managing Director Olufemi Bakre, Olori Ronke Ademiluy...