Abobaku is a 2010 short film written and produced by Femi Odugbemi and directed by Niji Akanni.
[2] Aremu who must die with the king (Abobaku) was caught between pleasing his lover and following the tradition.
He later got to know the king was poisoned by one of the Chiefs hence his health could be preserved as he pleases his pregnant partner.
[4][5] 10 years after Abobaku was released, it was played at Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange to celebrate the writer's 86th birthday .
The film was similar to Wole Soyinka's Play ' Death and the King's Horsemen's.