By Abubakar Yunusa Abuja
Three booksellers have been arrested with suspected pirated books worth about five million Naira (N5,000,000) by operatives of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) during an enforcement operation at the Garki Modern Market in Abuja.
According to the statement signed by the commission Director of Press and Public Affairs,Mr Vincent Oyesefor,in Abuja, yesterday, said preliminary reports showed that about nine hundred and seven (907) infringing copies of religious, motivational and educational titles belonging to various publishers were among the seizures.
He said ,those arrested are Mr. Ifeanyi Udensi of Anyibest Bookshop; Mr. Ugwu Henry of Tonydon Bookshop and Mr. Chinedum Udeagha of Chinedum Bookshop.
Speaking on the antipiracy raid, NCC’s Director of Operations, Mr. Obi Ezeilo described the operation as a major hit on book piracy in Abuja, saying the antipiracy operation followed tip-offs by right owners, intensified intelligence gathering and surveillance by the Commission’s operatives.
