Prominent Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has revealed the distressing impact of piracy on her recently released cinema movie, ‘Malaika’, which led to her hospitalization multiple times.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the actress shared that panic attacks ensued as a consequence of her movie being pirated.
Abraham’s statement is coming amidst police reports that five suspects were apprehended in the pirated movie which, according to the actress, gulped N500 million in production.
Expressing her commitment to combatting piracy, Toyin Abraham commended the police for taking decisive action by apprehending the suspects.
The Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos, said it had arrested five suspects, including two women, over the alleged piracy of the movie.
The spokesperson for the department, Assistant Superintendent Aminat Mayegun, paraded the suspects before newsmen at the FCID, Alagbon, Lagos.
Mayegun said that the suspects were allegedly involved in conspiracy, infringement on intellectual property, piracy and cyber-related crimes concerning the unlawful use of cyberspace to broadcast the movie.
She said: “The petitioners alleged that some elements had criminally pirated their latest movie, which was originally released for cinema viewing only on 21 December 2023.
“Following the receipt of the petition, a joint investigation involving the Special Investigation Units of the Anti-Fraud and Cybercrime Sections of the Department was launched, while the unique intelligence and cybercrime assets of the Force were optimally deployed”.
