Teco Benson is a Nigerian film director and producer . He was nominated for Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008 , and won Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards . In 2012 he was decorated by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic . He started his career as an actor in 1994 before switching producing and directing . In 2003 he made the first Sierra Leone-made film titled '' Blood Diamonds ''
2011 Best of Nollywood Awards
2011 Best of Nollywood Awards
Teco Benson