Operatives of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown people the Ogbo Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra.
Gatekeepers News reports that Martins Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s south-east zonal director disclosed this while addressing the press on Wednesday.
The director noted that NAFDAC has been carrying out a crackdown on drug sections of the market since February 10 as part of an ongoing nationwide campaign to strengthen public health.
lluyomade expressed surprise at the discovery, adding that fake drug dealers hid the rifles, intending to attack the agency’s enforcement team.
He noted that 50 trailer loads of counterfeit and substandard drugs were also discovered in the market and moved to the agency’s laboratories for further tests.
The director said, “With the prompt interventions of our security team, we saw and recovered a dagger, machetes, two guns, rifles, and live cartridges.”
“Every night, we keep arresting people who attempt to forcefully break into the shops to move the fake drugs or do one thing or another in this market.”
“They are in custody and volunteering useful information.”
lluyomade commended leaders of the market for working with the team throughout the operations.
He assured them that some sections of the market would be reopened this week while they begin the next phase of the exercise.
