NAFDAC Under Scrutiny Over Rise of Fake Products in Nigerian Markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is under scrutiny as Nigerians query the rampant fake products in Nigerian markets.
This comes as Nigerians, through the X platform in the last 48 hours, have reeled out their experiences with fake products across Nigerian markets.
A popular social media user, Somto Okonkwo, raised the alarm about the circulation of fake rice in the country before the yuletide season.
Also, Japheth Omajuwa, a public analyst, said the country is losing lives to things that have no business killing people.
According to him, there are more incentives to break the law in Nigeria, and the system appears to punish those who stick by the rules.
“The authorities caught a man cooking meth red-handed. He had a whole lab in the heart of Lagos. He got convicted and was handed the grace of an N4 miilion fine. He’d pay that from 15 minutes of cooking.
“We are losing lives to things that have no business killing people, and the perpetrators have the cover of the law”, he said on his X handle.
Recall that on Monday, the operatives of NAFDAC burst a syndicate that specialises in producing counterfeit wines, soft drinks, and other consumables in Eziukwu Market in Aba, Abia State.