PHOTOS: Saheed Balogun, Timi Agbaje present as MultiChoice organises walk against piracy

MultiChoice Nigeria organised a walk against piracy in the movie industry on Thursday. 

The awareness campaign saw actors, producers, regulators, celebrities, and other stakeholders walk from City Mall, Ikeja, to Allen Avenue, with placards, banners and flyers to sensitise the public on the harmful effects of piracy on the creative industry. 

Some of the placards read: “Piracy is theft, protect creativity”, “piracy hurts the economy and skills industry”, “stop stealing from creators, respect their work”, and “over 50% of Nollywood movies are pirated,” among others. 

Saheed Balogun, the Nollywood actor, decried the effect of piracy on the industry, calling for stiffer laws against the menace. 

“It is seriously affecting us,” he told TheCable. 

“If you don’t pirate, the industry will flourish, and I will pay my tax for the government to repair the economy.

“The government should pass hard laws on piracy and give the industry a total structure.”

Timi Agbaje, social media influencer and lawyer, called on Nigerians to stop patronising pirates. 

“Piracy is not a business, it is not a hustle, piracy is the banditry of creativity,” he said. 

“You’re stealing from their creativity, income, and sweat. I would like us all to come together as a society to stop piracy. 

“Don’t support them, don’t patronise them, before you produce, get a licence.”

See photos from the walk below.