NAFDAC Should Use Payable Whistle-blowers To Fast Track Victory Over Fake Products-Stakeholders

Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Christiana Obiazikwor

Some of  the Can Drinks discovered inside  the relabelling shop

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Following the  continuous manufacturing and circulation of fake, expired  or adulterated products across the  country, despite repeated efforts by the concerned authority to  curb the menace, concerned Nigerians have called on National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to involve use of payable whistle-blowers to fast t

Evacuation of the seized cartons 

The 2  arrested suspects 

Just as two suspects were  arrested when  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) invaded  Trade  Fair Complex in Lagos on Tuesday, October 13.

The  raid of the  complex,  according to  NAFDAC officials was made  possible following the intelligence report they received on the  dangerous place where they are  repackaging expired drinks, and outright manufacturing of adulterated  famous wine  and  hot  drinks.

A concerned man, who simply  identified himself as  Mr  Chinedu at the scene of the fake product, inside Trade Fair Complex on Tuesday, October 13, said NAFDAC can only win the war if  they are  ready  to  use whistle-blowers with some amount of  money payable to them.

According to  Chinedu, "these evil manufacturers are not doing so in isolation, there are some  people who can give useful information about them if and when they  are  shielded from  being exposed to the general public and if they are paid some amount by NAFDAC.

"Since they will not like to risk their lives on the altar of patriotism alone, they will need
protection without being exposed and if they  are rewarded with money, some of the servants of these fake product manufacturers will leak the secrets of their ogas to constitutional authorities."

Another respondent, who simply called himself as Mr Nno,  "NAFDAC should pledge to pay money and also promise to protect any whistle-blower, then many of the fake manufacturers would be blown out of evil business when their aggrieved servants will secretly inform the authority about their master.

"What the fake drink manufacturers normally do  is buy  the original drink, whether in Can  drink or bottled drink.  Then  they will reproduce the same labels, and start producing same liquid,  they can use one original bottle to guide them into  reproduction of  lots of the same drinks. Laying hands on Ethanol, they are able to start doing their  work. 

"Now, once they have Ethanol, then they can start reproduction of almost exact  drinks.  Getting such empty bottles are  easy by getting them from nightclub waste bins and also, they can get some empty bottles from bottle  manufacturers, but  when money is  attached, aggrieved servants will betray their  ogas."

While  addressing the press, the media after  the raid, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Christiana Obiazikwor who led the team with other directors, explained her reason for following the team of enforcement for the exercise.

According to her, she decided  to  accompany the enforcement team in order  to further  display  the commitment and concern of  Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola
Adeyeye towards pruning fake products.

"'NAFDAC DG, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye is very passionate in tackling of  fake, adulterated or expired products in the country, and she wwants veryone to know that  NAFDAC has on daily basis has been eembarking on raid and seizure to prevent them from circulation of such products from the market.  We are here to reassure the general public that  NAFDAC is on top  of the situation and we will get to  the roots.

Moreover,  Obiazikwor maintained, "'on behalf of the DG, I  want to reiterate that NAFDAC DG and the entire  workforce of
NAFDAC enforcement teams, with the collaboration of  well meaning Nigerians shall win the war against expired or  adulterated products across the country.

Though unscrupulous people are selling poisonous drinks, but with the  collaboration of general public we will  win.  We need  more whistle-blowers, if you see something, say something, we are appealing to  the  general public to keep informing NAFDAC of any suspect producers, we  shall always protect your identification."'

On his part, the  Deputy  Enforcement Officer, Kunle Ojo lamented against the nefarious activities of the fake manufacturers of fake drinks.

According to Ojo, "As Christmas is fast approaching, these evil minded  individuals want  to keep destroying lives with fake products, and we  are here to ensure that they are arrested from  such act. As we were able to get here today based on intelligent reports, we need the assistance of the general public to  expose such producers," he  said.

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