The inauguration followed last week’s visit to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, by the Minister to solicit the support of the Police in the fight against piracy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who inaugurate the committee in Abuja yesterday, tasked the committee to devise a pragmatic approach that will ensure a regular and sustained enforcement, with a view to putting an end to the menace of piracy. Members of the committee include the director general, National Film and Video Censorship Board, Mr. Adedayo Thomas; The Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji; deputies inspector general of police in charge of criminal investigation department,t Hyacinth Maidugu and that of operations Joshak Habila; president, Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPAN) Abdullahi Maikano Usman; Ms Tundun Aderibigbe of the House of Tara and Mr. Tonye Princewell, a movie producer. While inaugurating the committee, the minister said the time has come for a decisive action against piracy in the country. “This is the first meeting between the police and the major stakeholders in the Ministry of Information and Culture as well as the Creative Industry (on piracy). This meeting is evidence that this is not just about mere talk, but about action,’’ he said. He said if piracy is not tamed now, it will become a monster that will destroy the Creative Industry. In his remarks, Chief Okoroji described the inauguration of the committee as a milestone in the Creative Industry. “This for us in the Creative Industry is a historic and momentous day,” he said, pledging the commitment of members of the committee to putting their best in articulating a strategy that will stamp out piracy. For his part, the deputy inspector general of police in charge of criminal investigation department, Maidugu, assured that the police will carry out the necessary investigation and enforcement of the extant laws against piracy as well as prosecute offenders.]]>

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