Tony Okafor, Awka

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has threatened to sanction market leaders in Anambra State for allegedly shielding those who produce fake and adulterated products.

The Chief Regulatory Officer, Enforcement/Investigation Directorate, NAFDAC, Lagos, Mr. Hassan Abubakar issued the threat on Saturday during a raid on Ogbaru Relief Market, near Onitsha.

Abubakar wondered why market leaders would not act while fake and adulterated products were produced and sold in markets under their watch.

Tanko called for collaboration of the market leadership with NAFDAC to combat the scourge.

He said the agency would continue sensitisation against counterfeiting and unwholesome products as well as carry out regular enforcements and prosecution of offenders to deter others from the illegal business.

He added, “Nigerians are not fair to themselves from what we saw at the market; we will invite the management of the market to come and explain why such had been happening for years without them doing anything.”


During the raid, the agency nabbed eight suspects, including a nursing mother, who were allegedly producing fake alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks.

It confiscated adulterated drinks and production materials worth millions of Naira and sealed off no fewer than four shops in the market.

Some of the registered drinks discovered and confiscated by the agency were J&W, Baron Romero, Lord’s Dry Gin, Seaman’s Schnapps, Carlo Rossi, Red Label, Hennessy, McDowell’s and Remy Martins.

The Assistant Director, Enforcement and Investigation Directorate, NAFDAC, Lagos, Mr. Waheed Agboola, said, “Factories are not supposed to be sited in markets; you saw the factories, very unhygienic environment and we even saw maggots and cockroaches.

“These finished fake products are sold within the market. It was difficult to differentiate between the original and fake of such products which might probably be the reason why people go down with liver and kidney problems.

“The mischievous productions have been going on for years because we saw receipts dated as far back as 2006 and nobody reported until recently,” he said.


Agboola said the eight suspects would be investigated to ascertain their level of culpability, adding that some of them may be taken to Lagos for further investigation.

http://punchng.com/nafdac-accuses-anambra-market-leaders-of-shielding-fakers/


Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Desperate desire to make money is the bane of our society.

We should learn that Money in itself is no what matters, but the means by which we got them

Nafdac do your job and stop apportioning blame. When Dora of blessed memory was there she fetched them out on her own. How do you expect a co dealer to expose his partner?

Why?

Bad folks...

Please continue arresting those fakers and copycats. I've really wasted so much money buying fake things I thought to be original. Some reacted on my skin almost damaging my skin. Even tin milk, satchet milk, custard, soaps, body wash, etc... Funny enough bigger super market also sell fake stuffs. At a point I thought NAFDAC and Consumer Protection Agencies were dead. Naija which way?
Nice move NAFDAC

Another name for biafuro people is counterfeit.

IPOD again

Space bookers everywhere Space bookers everywhere

Too Bad.
FTC
Based on logistic

This is serious.

Too Bad.
Based on logistic

How about a clamp down and a possible suit filed against the leadership of the market for aiding and abetting suspected criminals in the market?

paskyboy:
That's where I get angry about we the igbos, sometimes we value money more than human lives which is bad, although other tribes does but ours is just too much, God help us

as in, every igbo?

As expected, it's them
Like the proverbial tortoise, always appearing in every bad story
All they think about is money
Terrible people
Developers of fake and inferior products

Gh

This thing is everywhere, I'm a Yoruba guy and I know of a market in Badagry where something like this is done. even the police come there to collect their share, you need to see the smell of this Ogogoro they be chunning out in the market, Choi. the greatest war is being at war with ourselves, let embrace one another and fight this war together.

ekems2017:
Nafdac do your job and stop apportioning blame. When Dora of blessed memory was there she fetched them out on her own. How do you expect a co dealer to expose his partner?

It doesn't work that way. If people won't cooperate with the agencies, it might be difficult for them to achieve a thing. Late Dr. Dora Akunyuli achieved a whole lot because she enjoyed the cooperation of so many people.

ipobbigot7:
Another name for biafuro people is counterfeit.

Another name for China is also counterfeit....look where they are today....Biafra must surely rise

They Need To Temporary End This Atittude Around Nigeria

Dat wat d Igbos ar guud @..... production nd importation of fake nd substandard products

This is really bad.. . Do these people really have conscience? Making money at the expense of your fellow man health .
Tomorrow you give testimony and tithe in church.
Some news are really depressing.

paskyboy:
That's where I get angry about we the igbos, sometimes we value money more than human lives which is bad, although other tribes does but ours is just too much, God help us

Speak for yourself, bro. In every state in Nigeria there's a gang of thieves heading the boards.

Don't forget they tried to kill that great woman there when she was fighting the same thing. She baarely escaped with her life with a bullet hole in her head tie.

ekems2017:
Nafdac do your job and stop apportioning blame. When Dora of blessed memory was there she fetched them out on her own. How do you expect a co dealer to expose his partner?

This is an open secret. As an Igbo man myself, I know that Igboland is a hotbed for all sort of criminal activities. The trade associations in Igboland are all criminal syndicates

That's my problem with the fakers. 80% of drinks in this country are fake, thank God I don't take alcohol

Then go and unshield the fakers, that was why the body was created.

Giving unnecessary excuses for ineptitude.






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Sanchez01:
How about a clamp down and a possible suit filed against the leadership of the market for aiding and abetting suspected criminals in the market?

Nafdac has been taking bribe for a long time from these market leaders. It takes two for a crime to continue for a long time. The authority and perpetrators.