Speaking to journalists at the market’s union hall, the Chairman of the Caretaker Transition Committee, Mr. Ndubuisi Chukwuleta, described the claims as false, malicious, and an attempt to discredit the market’s ongoing efforts to rid itself of fake drug peddlers in partnership with NAFDAC.
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Andrew Tamanuwa, Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the NAFDAC Kaduna Office, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
The agency equally seized some empty branded bags of rice belonging to some known companies such as Royal Stallion, Tomato and Big Bull, and BUA.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at a news conference in Lagos over the payment of N700,000 by traders.
Ogene, who is the member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, on the platform of the Labour Party, said this in a statement.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, alerted security authorities to the potential violation of the Cybercrime Act, citing concerns over attempts to incite traders against regulatory enforcement activities.
The NAFDAC Director, South – East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade disclosed this at a press briefing in Asaba on Tuesday.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ogene, who is the member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra under the Labour Party, described the actions as “scandalous, outrageous, and reprehensible”.
Chukwuma Oligbu, NAFDAC South-South Zonal Director, said at a media briefing in in Port Harcourt on Monday, that the group was tracked down at Abuloma Community Town Hall.
According to reports, the syndicate also posed as missionaries to give fake and unregistered products, including tablets and eye drops.
Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of the ban was only valid until December 31, 2025.
Some aggrieved traders under the banner of Concerned and Genuine Members of Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market, on Tuesday, protested the continuous closure of their shops by NAFDAC, lamenting that the development has brought untold hardship and financial burdens upon them.
This was disclosed in a press statement on Sunday signed by the agency’s Resident Consultant, Sayo Akintola.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during a news conference she addressed in Lagos on Friday.
Briefing journalists in Lagos, the Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Christianah Adeyeye, further announced the arrest of the primary suspect, Mr. Ikoro Mang Ifendu, a 52-year-old trader from Abia state.
IPOB, in a statement by its media and publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, equally called on NAFDAC to return goods seized from traders at the Onitsha drug market.
Dr Martin Iluyomade, Director of Enugu Zone Zonal Operations, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting between NAFDAC, Anambra representatives, and Onitsha market leadership on Thursday.
Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday, as part of the agency’s ongoing enforcement exercise aimed at eradicating fake and substandard drugs.
The agency issued the warning in a statement on Monday, highlighting concerns from the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, revealed this move at a news conference she addressed in Abuja on Friday.