Zion Ladejo, a former Nigerian Special Ops Paratrooper, lives in quiet exile overseas, haunted by the ghosts of a catastrophic mission that went horribly incorrect. Wracked by guilt from the trauma of his past, Zion is a person adrift, disconnected from his homeland, his purpose, and himself.After receiving news of his sister’s premature death, Zion returns to Nigeria. Upon his return he finds a community in ruins, ravaged by a devastating drug epidemic and held hostage by a network of powerful drug dealers.Fueled by grief and a burning need for justice, Zion launches a campaign of violence against the criminal empire poisoning his hometown. As he delves deeper into the underworld, old instincts reignite. With the main focus of a soldier and fury of a grieving brother, he takes on a system riddled in corruption and violence. Because the body count rises, so do the stakes, as Zion now turns to former brother in arms turned street soldier, Jagunlabi, to assist him rally a military to confront not only the lads who killed his sister, but those who proceed to import narcotics and poison the Lagos streets.
Son of the Soil (2026) – Official Trailer

