Admin l Monday, May 01, 2017
LAGOS, Nigeria – Olusegun Adeniyi, Chief Press Secretary to former President, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is angry and justifiably so.
The online edition of his book, ‘Against The Run of Play‘ has been hacked by cuber-thieves who are currently distributing copies online and in the process deriving him of reward of his investment.
In a statement, the former CPS said he has received copies online and on WhatsApp. While empathising with those in Nollywood and musicians whose works have been attacked by pirates, he called on the Nigerian Government to do something to arrest the trend so as to guarantee rewards on investment on creative works.
“Meanwhile, I am aware that hackers have succeeded in breaking the code to the online edition of my book and are already circulating the book online. I have received it from different sources, even on WhatsApp.
“Though sad, it is a familiar story for me. in the case of my earlier book, Power, Politics and Death, it actually went viral on the day of presentation. so, that I enjoyed three days of grace this time around is a bonus for me.
“While I feel pained losing the revenue that accrued to me from online sales, I wrote the book because I believe it is an important story that should be documented and widely read. I have a feeling that this book will be widely read though to my expense and those of my publishers.
“But I am comforted by the fact that we are dispelling the myth that Nigerians do not read. It is our duty to write on what will interest them and present them in such ways they will find appealing”, he said of the book, Against the run of play
