Having vowed that he would burst more into Alaba International Market and every other premises of uncensored, unclassified, and unlicensed films and video works, Executive director National Film and Video Cemsors Board(NFVCB), Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, revered as an exceptional leader of transparency and no doubt a man of his word, raided Wuse market and followed through with an ‘Operation Night-Raid’ at Kubwa with his task force team.
On the strength of his vow, the board has scaled up its enforcement activities for the remaining parts of the year and this is the beginning of raids in markets across the fct and to the north.
Succeeding the raid in Wuse market, NFVCB launched ‘Operation Night-Raid’ of uncensored and unclassified films and video works on Friday 15, November 2017 at kubwa with the arrest of four suspects now detained at kubwa police station, Abuja.
“There’s no doubt that these items worth market value huge amount of money, and this will serve as a deterrent and also prevent such illegal products from selling in the market at the expense of genuine ones,” he was quoted to have said concerning the raid on Wuse market .
While reiterating president Buhari’s declaration of total war on corruption, he quoted that the board’s intensification of its fight against the sale of unwholesome films in the Nigeria market, is strongly in line with that.
Alhaji Thomas added: ” the board lined up nationwide raid against uncensored and unclassified films to ensure that such products were completely removed from the movie market.
The NFVCB raid team to the Wuse market was accompanied by the chairman of the Film and Videos Producers and Marketers of Nigeria (FVPMAN), Mr.Emeka Aduah who lauded the move by the board.
The board had earlier carried out such raids in Alaba International market, Kaduna and Edo state.
More to follow on the raid at Kubwa…
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