Victoria Mgbanwa
In a bid to protect the health of the nation, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) stormed Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, Enugu State, to seize and close down shops allegedly dealing in fake alcoholic beverages.
NAFDAC’s Director, South-East Zone, Mr. Martins Iluyomade, while speaking to newsmen on Monday, emphasized that the agency is determined to rid the market of fake products that affect the health of citizens. He also stated that suspects were already in custody and would be charged to court after an ongoing investigation.
“We stormed the popular Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, in Enugu State, since Friday and have shut down 100 shops that have been identified as selling fake alcoholic beverages. Arrests were made, and the suspects are currently in custody.
“These fake wine and alcoholic beverages are being sold to unsuspecting customers and the general public, but we are determined to rid the market of these unwholesome products.
“The raid was in furtherance of NAFDAC’s mandate to safeguard the health of the nation and ridding the South-East of unwholesome, substandard, fake, and adulterated products.”
“The team also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products and arrested four traders.”
