No fewer than 100 shops in Ogbete, Main Market, Enugu State has been shut down by National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over alleged selling of fake alcoholic beverages.
NAFDAC’s Director South-East Zone, Pharm Martins Iluyomade who disclosed this after the raid on Monday, stated that the agency also confiscated a truckload of the adulterated products.
He also stated that the agency has affected the arrest of four suspected traders adding that the suspects were already in custody and would be charged to court after an ongoing investigation.
Iluyomade, who expressed the determination of the agency to rid the market of these unwholesome products, added that the raid was in furtherance to NAFDAC’s mandate to safeguard the health of citizens of the country.
“We stormed the popular Ogbete Main Market, Enugu in Enugu State since Friday and have shut down 100 shops which have been identified for selling fake alcoholic beverages.
“Arrests were made and the suspects are currently in custody.
“This fake wine and alcoholic beverages are being sold to unsuspected customers and the general public but we are determined to rid the market of these unwholesome products, ” he said.
The NAFDAC Zonal boss said the intensive operation was with active collaboration with the Police, Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army which deployed their personnel for the purpose of the well-coordinated raid.
