A container load of suspected pirated books, valued at over N20 million, belonging to different publishers, has been impounded in a joint operation...
A container load of suspected pirated books, valued at over N20 million, belonging to different publishers, has been impounded in a joint operation by Nigerian Copyright Commission and Nigerian Customs Service .
The pirated titles included Macmillan’s Champion Primary Mathematics Books 3 and 4, Fully Revised Edition, Pearson’s New General Mathematics for Junior Secondary School Students, Books 2 and 3 by M. F. Macrea; Learn Africa’s New Concept English Book 3 for Junior Secondary School ; Learn Africa’s New Concept English Books 1 and 3 for Senior Secondary School by J. Eyisi, A. Adekunle, B. Adepoju, F. Ademola, Q. Adams and J.
Asein noted that because of the zero duty on books, unscrupulous importers now make false declarations either to evade payment of duty or as a decoy to smuggle in prohibited goods. In the case of the intercepted container, he remarked that the Children’s Bible Stories were intended to conceal the pirated Nigerian books.
In his remarks, the Deputy Controller of Customs, Tin Can Ports Command, Mr. Dera Nnadi, stated that the importation of the container load of prated books was in contravention of the Customs Act prohibiting untrue declaration, adding that the importer falsely declared the consignments to be Bibles whereas the bulk of the goods were pirated books in contravention of the Copyright Act.The Deputy Controller, who was representing the Customs Area Comptroller, Mr.
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