The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control on Saturday arrested eight persons at the Ogbaru relief market, near Onitsha, arresting eight persons over production of fake alcoholic drinks.
Waheed Agboola, Assistant Director, Enforcement and Investigation Directorate of NAFDAC in Lagos disclosed this to newsmen.
He said the agency also sealed three shops in the market, confiscating adulterated drinks and production materials worth millions of Naira.
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“Factories are not supposed to be cited in markets; the factories are in an unhygienic environment and we even saw maggots and cockroaches.
“These fake products are sold within the market and it is difficult to differentiate between the original and fake products,’’ Agboola said.
According to him, fake products are largely responsible for the increase in people having liver and kidney problems.
“The unwholesome practice must have been taking place for years because we saw receipts, dated as far back as 2006, and nobody reported until recently.’’ he lamented.
He added that some of the suspects might be taken to Lagos for further investigation while others would be prosecuted in Onitsha.
Hope it won’t just end here…. would love for them to be prosecuted