The Nigerian
Copyright Commission has arrested one Mr. Ubong Obot for illegally transmitting
broadcast signals of Multichoice (DSTV) to an estimated 500 houses in Ikot
Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Obot is said to have
installed the DSTV signals to different homes for N5,000 and charged N1,000 per
month as subscription fee.
“Illegal transmitting decoders, transmission boosters, rolls of installation wires, and other accessories worth N20m were impounded during the raid at two different locations. The locations are No. 89 Atan Road, 32 Umuahia Road, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
