Simon Utebor, Yenagoa
The Nigerian Communications Commission has clamped down on illegal operators of broadcast signals in Bayelsa State.
The commission said the measure was to
check the proliferation of such illegal activities, which abound in many
parts of the state, particularly the Yenagoa metropolis.
A team of the commission led by its Head
of Enforcement, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, Nkechi Ezinwa, arrested two
suspects during the surveillance operations in the state on Thursday.
The NCC’s action followed frequent
complaints from service providers, including Multi-Choice, over the
illegal operations of their broadcast signals.
Arrested at La Gold Street, off Azikoro
Road and Lagos Sand Street, off Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Road in Yenagoa,
the state capital, the suspects were said to have been involved in the
illicit business for a long time.
During the operation, the NCC also
seized many decoders, several smart cards, satellite dishes, several
cables of wire, and booklets of receipts, which had been issued to
subscribers.
The suspects were thereafter taken to
the ‘A’ Division of the Nigeria Police Force in Yenagoa for
interrogation and an inventory of the impounded items.
Ezinwa said that the NCC would sustain
the raid in Bayelsa and warned those patronising illegal operators to
desist from such act, adding that patronising such operators has a
negative impact on the economy.
She said the commission was determined
to carry out its mandate to protect intellectual property by ensuring
that those who infringed on the right of stakeholders were dealt with
according to the law.
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