Wale Adenuga is not a happy man at the moment after pirates
released fake versions of his latest works into the market.
According to an insider who spoke to Entertainer, trouble
began a while ago after the movie mogul gave a hint that
plans were in top gear for the release of the DVD compilation
of his popular comedy series, Papa Ajasco & Family.
“Before you could say Jackie Robinson, a DVD entitled Papa
Ajasco went on sale in the eastern part of the country and
then the calls started coming in! Papa was so embarrassed as
those who purchased the DVD kept complaining that the
content of the DVD had nothing to do with Papa Ajasco &
Family,” an insider told Entertainer.
Wale Adenuga
“The pirate of the movie obviously got wind of Adenuga’s
plans and took the wind out of his sails by quickly shooting
his own movie and passing it off as Papa Ajasco & Family.
Little wonder fans of the comedy series in the east quickly
snapped it up hoping to see their favourite stars but when
they realised that they had been duped, it was already too
late and so they started bombarding Baba with calls.
“Now Baba is so sad that some cheap crook somewhere is
duping his fans but there is very little he could do to stop
them. As you very well know, the Papa Ajasco & Family
franchise is big and people want to identify with it.”
“It is a case of passing-off. The movie maker only used the
brand to mislead and dupe the public,” another source added.