EFCC arraigns firm over alleged illegal rebroadcast of Multichoice content

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Metro Digital Limited earlier a Federal High Court successful Port Harcourt implicit alleged amerciable interception and rebroadcast of contented belonging to Multichoice Nigeria Limited.

The arraignment took spot connected May 5, 2026 earlier Justice A.T. Mohammed astatine the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, pursuing an amended four-count complaint bordering connected cybercrime.

Prosecution counsel Steve E. Odiase, told the tribunal the substance was for arraignment, portion defence counsel S.A. Somairi, SAN, raised a preliminary objection seeking to halt proceedings.

The court, however, declined the petition and directed that the plea beryllium taken. Justice Mohammed relied connected provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, which allows a institution to participate a plea done its representative.

According to the charges, the institution alongside its Managing Director, Ifeanyi John Nwafor, and a unit subordinate Ikenna Kanu, allegedly conspired betwixt 2015 and 2019 to unlawfully intercept and rebroadcast Multichoice contented without authorisation.

The complaint further stated that the steadfast allegedly utilized method devices, including decoder systems, to retransmit contented implicit which Multichoice holds exclusive rights successful Sub-Saharan Africa.

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