Sodimu Supports
Kunle Afolayan's Fight Against October 1
Piracy
Uzo Chikere
Filmmakers and fans of Kunle Afolayan begin seizure and
destruction of copies of pirated copies of 'October 1' on streets.
When penultimate
Monday, pirated copies of Kunle
Afolayan's award winning flick, October 1, flooded the streets of
Lagos and other states, the movie maker took to his Instagram page
to alert fans, pleading with them not to purchase such.
Isoliderity, some Nollywood filmmakers and fans have joined
Kunle in the fight against piracy.
From reposting photos on social media to breaking CDs on the
streets, they are indeed ready to put an end to it.
Latest among them is actor and television presenter, Yemi Sodimu, who seized copies of
pirated movies from road sellers, and posted the pictures on Facebook.
In his comment concerning the matter, Sola Oyekanmi wrote: ”
I was driving along Opebi road some minutes back and saw about 12 guys hawking
‘Kunle Afolayan’s October 1. They were stacks of them. At the red light stop, I
asked one of them to come over, he approached me saying oga, na #500 naira.
“I rolled up my window and started opening the
packs. I broke all the 20 CDS, rolled down and threw all the broken CDS and
packs back at him as the traffic light passed me except one for evidence. I
shouted curses at him and when he tried to approach me I stopped my car and
opened the door to get out, I was ready to pounce on him”.
Kunle recently revealed that he is yet to realize half of
the money used in making the movie.
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