Actors call for shut down of Alaba
The members of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, (ANTP), on Wednesday, held a peaceful protest against the scourge of piracy. The protest kicked off from the premises of Lagos Arts and Culture Centre, Ikeja before heading to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja.
The protesters, including Jide Kosoko, Funke Akindele, Antar Laniyan, and other popular yoruba actors, were calling for the complete shut down of the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, which they described as the breeding ground of piracy in the entertainment industry.
The members of the film industry barricaded the gate, preventing some top government officials who had attended the birthday celebration of Bola Tinubu at the state house from leaving. They were agitating for the Lagos State Governor to address them on the issue of piracy. However, they were not allowed access into the premises.
Security personnel attached to Fashola and Tinubu allegedly fired shots and tear gas in the air to disperse the protesting actors, while Governor Babatunde Fashola sent the commissioner for Information and Strategy to address them but they insisted on seeing only the governor.
The Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni and Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola were forced to address the protesters when they were about leaving.
Source: Dailytimes
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