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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two employees of the Metrodigital Television Ltd, operators of SLTV, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following alleged illegal rebroadcasting of DStv and GOtv content.

The operation, which was carried out on Thursday, followed a preservation order by the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Adamu Mohammed empowering the EFCC and other law enforcement agencies to take possession of equipment and documents linked to the alleged piracy.

The raid was carried out at No. 12 Order Street, Rumuola, Stadium Link Road, GRA Phase IV, Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the EFCC operatives seized broadcasting machines, decoders, transmission equipment, servers and many documents believed to contain records of signal manipulation.

The commission’s officials were said to have taken statements from members of staff on duty during the enforcement action.

Sources from the commission named the arrested employees of the Metrodigital as Chinedu Nwaikwu, a director, and Uche Kanu, an engineer in the transmission room.

“They were caught with 22 decoders they were using for transmission at the time of arrest,” one of the sources, who spoke in confidence, said.

A copy of the order obtained in Port Harcourt specifically directed the EFCC to secure and label all items connected with the unauthorized rebroadcast of DStv and GOtv channels, and to preserve them as exhibits for trial.

A detailed seizure report with photographs and serial numbers of the confiscated materials were expected to be tendered before the court.

The court issued an injunction restraining Metrodigital Television Ltd, its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ifeanyi John Nwafor, and other associated companies including Denna Rossi Limited, Kristal Food and Beverages, and QTV Plus Limited from further accessing or transmitting the programme-carrying signals, channels, and contents of DStv and GOtv pending the determination of the case.

The injunction also mandated law enforcement agencies to serve the order on all the listed defendants, shut down any ongoing unauthorized signal feeds, and monitor compliance to prevent further infringement.

The court further granted a Post-No-Debit (PND) restriction on many bank accounts linked to the alleged piracy proceeds.

The affected accounts were those of Ifeanyi John Nwafor, Metrodigital Television Ltd/SLTV, Denna Rossi Limited, Kristal Food and Beverages, and QTV Plus Limited.

The EFCC was also directed to notify commercial banks to enforce the restrictions, obtain account and BVN details, and preserve the funds as suspected proceeds of crime.

The case has been adjourned to October 22, 2025, for plea and continuation of trial.

The court, however, declined to grant the EFCC’s request for an arrest warrant and INTERPOL watch-listing of the defendants, noting that they had not yet been formally arraigned.

The court said: “An order is hereby made permitting the complainant to access the premises of the sixth defendant (Metrodigital) situated at No 12 Order Street, Rumuola, Stadium Link Road GRA Phase IV Port Harcourt Rivers State for the purpose of taking possession of machines, equipment, documents and all instrumentalities and infringing products and documentary evidence of the volume of dealing in the infringing product to be found therein.

“An order is hereby made of injunction restraining the defendants and all other unauthorised persons, companies, firms or bodies from dealing in, manipulating and accessing the programme-carrying signals, channels and contents of DSTV and GOTV”.

The EFCC has since assured the court that all seized items had been properly secured and would be presented as evidence at the next hearing.

The EFCC reiterated the commission’s resolve to dismantle illegal content redistribution networks and protect the intellectual property rights of legitimate broadcasters.

The arrests and seizures were reportedly executed strictly under the authority of the Federal High Court’s preservation, injunction, and Post-No-Debit orders.

PapaNnamdi:
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I get over 20gig YouTube bonus, went here one night wey I no fit sleep,
Looking for classic movies to watch ,
Everything I was clicking were fake click baits, people looking for views posting false title, I just vex comot there,
Can't watch any movie, the shorts are nothing to write home about,

aieromon:
https://thenationonlineng.net/efcc-arrests-two-metro-digital-tv-employees-for-alleged-illegal-rebroadcast-of-dstv-gotv-channel/

PapaNnamdi:
How una take de use that YouTube sef,
I get over 20gig YouTube bonus, went here one night wey I no fit sleep,
Looking for classic movies to watch ,
Everything I was clicking were fake click baits, people looking for views posting false title, I just vex comot there,
Can't watch any movie, the shorts are nothing to write home about,

PapaNnamdi:
How una take de use that YouTube sef,
I get over 20gig YouTube bonus, went here one night wey I no fit sleep,
Looking for classic movies to watch ,
Everything I was clicking were fake click baits, people looking for views posting false title, I just vex comot there,
Can't watch any movie, the shorts are nothing to write home about,

mastermaestro:
Na only Nigerian movies and skits you fit watch fully for YouTube chief. No foreign movies there. Anything displaying foreign movies na useless reviews.

Omihanifa:
Multichoice way don dey bleed badly due to the rise of youtube, Netflix and the likes. Nah him this metrodigital wan go dey reap again

They will pour all the anger on them.

mastermaestro:
Na only Nigerian movies and skits you fit watch fully for YouTube chief. No foreign movies there. Anything displaying foreign movies na useless reviews.

PapaNnamdi:
How una take de use that YouTube sef,
I get over 20gig YouTube bonus, went here one night wey I no fit sleep,
Looking for classic movies to watch ,
Everything I was clicking were fake click baits, people looking for views posting false title, I just vex comot there,
Can't watch any movie, the shorts are nothing to write home about,

Bigchris01:
Kikiki them never see anything more people go enter this business and frustrate DSTV since govt give them monopoly to cable In Nigeria, a South Africa company is extorting millions of viewers hiking prices anyhow imagine the court giving order forgot they are also paying heavily for DSTV

correctguy101:
Make dem kukuma close all the police stations as EFCC and DSS don take over.

According to Baba Fela.... "If you wear police uniform, na to collect money for road. Police station don turn to bank, DPO na bank manager"