Illegal transmission equipment
| credits: File copy
| credits: File copy
by Etim Ekpimah, Uyo
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.
Uyo Liaison Officer, NCC, Mr. Amudipe
Charles, who represented the Director-General, NCC, Mr. Afam Ezekude,
told journalists in Uyo on Monday that Obot was arrested with the
equipment he used to transmit the cable television signals illegally.
Ezekude said,“The operatives of the NCC
have raided Obot’s house over illegal transmission of cable television
signals in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
“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.
