Nigerian performer offers to cut off pirates fingers

The Nigerian government announced last August that it plans to strengthen measures to combat piracy, but singer Stella Monye believes that this is not enough. She offers her own elegant and very effective way: for each case of copyright infringement, cut off one finger.

Afam Ezekude (pictured in the center), director of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), said he plans to introduce new laws to eradicate online piracy in the country. He stated that piracy is flourishing, and current laws unfortunately do not work. However, some of his colleagues were surprised by such a statement. They believe that instead of focusing on the Internet, it would be better to tackle the ever-increasing number of counterfeit CDs and DVDs being sold. However, Ezekude objected that in our digital era, we must first turn to tracking and punishing Internet criminals.


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A year has passed, but it seems that the actions of the authorities do not suit artists. Last week, Stella Monye told the Nigerian news agency that only drastic measures can stop the pirates. It is useless to sue them - they will pay a fine and go to pirate again. And it is worth a pair of pirates to cut off their fingers, and the rest will be frightened. Those who are not afraid will gradually cut off their fingers, and they simply will not be able to pirate.