Pirated copies of Obasanjo’s new book floods Lagos markets

The predictions of many that pirated copies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial autobiography “My Watch” would soon flood the market, have come to pass. It is happening about a week after an FCT High Court ordered security agents to seize all copies of the book following the court cases it engendered.

The pirated books, according to The Punch, has filled the streets of Lagos, selling for as low as N7,000 against the original’s cost of N15,000.

The original book has three volumes and comes in yellow and brown colour while the pirated one has two volumes and comes in white cover. The original book has reportedly become scarce after Justice Valentne Ashi’s seizure order.

The newspaper quotes a seller of the pirated copies on Opebi Road, Lagos, as saying:

“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 the controversy that it has continued to generate in society have made it a bestseller. 

“I usually sell it between N11,000 and N7,000 depending on the negotiating power of the customer.”

“My Watch”, centres on Obasanjo’s life as a soldier, as a democratic president and as an ex-president. It’s content, which took a hit at personalities like President Jonathan, former Vice President Abubarkar Atiku and several others, had generated legal issues before its launch when the Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the South-West, Buruji Kashamu, approached the court to stop the book. 

Obasanjo however went ahead with the publication on December 9. Following the flouting of the order, the court ordered the security agents including the police and men of the DSS to confiscate all copies of the book.

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