NAFDAC apprehend man with N1.5m worth of fake Tetanus vaccines

A suspect named Goodluck Nwadike has been detained by officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) for storing counterfeit and substandard Tetanus Vaccines in Kano.

The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said Nwadike was found with Tetanus vaccines like “Absorb Dano’’ and “IP” after his arrest at No. 2, Mallam Kato Market, Sabon Gari.

“Based on information received, NAFDAC officials stormed the shop and arrested the culprit on discovery of the drugs.

“The vaccines were found stored under poor storage conditions, in drawers in the shop. They were meant to be stored in temperatures between two degrees centigrade and eight degrees centigrade.

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“The culprit confessed that he gets his supplies from Bridge Head Market, Onitsha, Anambra,’’ Adeyeye said in a statement.

Meanwhile, fake Azithronmycin tablets and Ampiclox antibiotics caplets also found on the culprit have been handed over to the Kano NAFDAC Coordinator, Mr Shaba Mohammed by the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Wakil Muhammed.

Mrs Adeyeye who disclosed that the drugs were worth N1.5 million said the case was still under investigation as the drugs were being cleared out.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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