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The Nigerian Copyrights Commission has raided bookshops and impounded pirated books worth N5 million during an inspection and monitoring of business outlets in Makurdi metropolis in Benue State. The NCC impounded books in two bookshops and a printing outlet within Makurdi. The team, which was led by the Benue State coordinator of the NCC, Thomas Mgbangun had six NCC officers, security personnel, journalists and staff from the Metropolitan Publishers Limited, University press limited and Learn Africa. Three bookshops and seven printing outlets were visited within Makurd by the team. Mgbangun said 1,133 books worth 5.6 million naira were seized during the exercise and one person arrested. He went further to warn persons who engage in piracy production of people’s works to desist or face the wrath of the law.
