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Movie pirates in Lagos, Nigeria are feasting on the works of Yoruba Video, Film Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (YOVIFPAN), causing the marketers to lose investments worth over N500 million. The pirates buy copies of the films released on Mondays, dub them onto DVDs, and sell them to the public on Tuesdays, often at ridiculously low prices. The marketers have lost jobs worth millions of naira to the pirates, with some of the affected marketers including Gbenga Adewusi, Rotimi Aina Kusoro, Abdulahi Abudurasaq, Sesan Abeleje, Afeez Salami, Akeem Balogun, and Dr. Yemisi Jaiyeola. The pirates' activities have also affected the profitability of film productions and the return on investment for the marketers.

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Movie pirates in Lagos, Nigeria are feasting on the works of Yoruba Video, Film Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (YOVIFPAN), causing the marketers to lose investments worth over N500 million. The pirates buy copies of the films released on Mondays, dub them onto DVDs, and sell them to the public on Tuesdays, often at ridiculously low prices. The marketers have lost jobs worth millions of naira to the pirates, with some of the affected marketers including Gbenga Adewusi, Rotimi Aina Kusoro, Abdulahi Abudurasaq, Sesan Abeleje, Afeez Salami, Akeem Balogun, and Dr. Yemisi Jaiyeola. The pirates' activities have also affected the profitability of film productions and the return on investment for the marketers.

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