Pirated copies of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo's controversial autobiography titled 'My Watch' have flooded the street of Lagos state, selling for as low as N7,000. The development came after a Federal Capital Territory High Court judge, Justice Valentine Ashi, ordered that security agents, including the police and Men of the Department of State Service, should confiscate all copies of the book.

Our correspondent learnt that Obasanjo's original book which has three volumes, costs about N15,000, while the pirated copy which has two volumes, costs less half the price and comes in a white cover as opposed to the orignal yellow and brown.

Our Correspondent who spoke to hawkers selling the book on the Maryland and Opebi areas of the state, was told that Obasanjo's original book had become scarce.

One of the Traders who spoke to our Correspondent on Opebi Road, said traders knew the original would become scarce after a court ordered its seizure and so pirates seized the opportunity to make money.

He said, "My friend, you know this book is illegal now and we are even taking a huge risk selling it. The controversy in the pages of the book and controversy that it has continued to generate in society have made it a best seller".

"I usually sell it between N11,000 and N7,000 depending on the negotiating power of the customer".
When asked where he usually get the books from he said "you want to spoil my market? Of course i can't tell you."

Obasanjo's book which centres on his life in the military, as a democratic president and after office, became a legal issue shorty before its publication when the Chairman Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the People Democratic Party in the south-west, Buruji kashamu, took the matter to court in an attempt to prevent Obasanjo from launching the book.

However, Obasanjo on December 9, 2014, went ahead to publish the book and the judge ordered the book be confiscated.

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We know them. They will attack the book and the man online but offline na quick business for them. Summrize the 3volumes into 1,pirate it, and make quick sales. All na business.
Besides if sss think say they can stop the circulation of the hard copies for this lawless country they are on a long thing.

wao dat book go sell like pure water.

That book deserve an award.
My watch aka waterloo for......

4bobo:
We know them. They will attack the book and the man online but offline na quick business for them. Summrize the 3volumes into 1,pirate it, and make quick sales. All na business.
Besides if sss think say they can stop the circulation of the hard copies for this lawless country they are on a long thing.

true talk ma bro

holatin:
wao dat book go sell like pure water.

That book deserve an award.
My watch aka waterloo for......

e don already sell pass pure water,even pass recharge card self....

2undexy:


e don already sell pass pure water,even pass recharge card self....

hahahahaha

holatin:
hahahahaha

yes oo, ma bro

2undexy:


e don already sell pass pure water,even pass recharge card self....

Recharge card is not fast selling as pure water, especially with the hot weather of this country.

i like to read dat book o

Rilwayne001:


Recharge card is not fast selling as pure water, especially with the hot weather of this country.

who told u dhat

Pdp and their problems. Vote for change buhari2015

2undexy:


who told u dhat

Because pure water nylon is always seen littered the street of lagos much more than recharge card papers.

Rilwayne001:


Because pure water nylon is always seen littered the street of lagos much more than recharge card papers.

bro make i tell u, afta garri na recharge dey sell pass 4 naija..

85% of Nigerians uses fone and recharge card is sold 4 at least 100,compared 2 N5 sachet water popularly known as pure water. Moreover,almost 40% of Nigerian hav a fridge,buh 4 recharge cards, their is no alternative.

2undexy:


bro make i tell u, afta garri na recharge dey sell pass 4 naija..

85% of Nigerians uses fone and recharge card is sold 4 at least 100,compared 2 N5 sachet water popularly known as pure water. Moreover,almost 40% of Nigerian hav a fridge,buh 4 recharge cards, their is no alternative.

But one can drink 5 sachet pure water a day, but can recharge only onxe a day .

Like me now, i take 6PW per day, and recharge my phone only twice in a week... LMAO