15th August, 2017
Newly inaugurated task force has carried out a raid at about 1.30am on Monday, on uncensored and unclassified movies by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB). this exercise has seen the arrest of 3 nollywood movie piracy suspects.
The raid, led by notable marketer and member of the task force, Mr. Gabriel Okoye, aka Igwe Gabosky, took place at the popular Alaba market, leading to the seizure and confiscation of films and replicating machines estimated to be worth over N50 million.
Some of the movies that were seized from the suspects identified as Ndu Celestine, Okechukwu Ikuagwu, and Austine Ugokwe include; ‘Ayamma’, ‘Wedding Party’, ‘Three Wise Men’, ’30 Days in Atlanta’, ‘A Trip to Jamaica’, ‘Lekki Wives’, ‘Wives on Strike’, ‘Jennifer’s Diary’, and ‘Fifty’.
The suspects are currently being held at Area E Police Station Festac Town, Lagos, where they are being interrogated.