The Nigerian Copyright Commission has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers State over alleged involvement in book piracy.
The Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis.
Babatunde stated that the commission confiscated suspected pirated books worth N3 million during the operation.
He said that the suspects were currently undergoing investigation, and would be prosecuted after facts about their involvement in the act had been established.
The NCC official said it was part of the commission’s mandate to protect and promote the rights of authors and other investors in the copyright ecosystem.
According to him, the commission also ensures that authors and artists get the rewards of their hard work.
