The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) raided a business in Onitsha’s Bridge Head Market on Friday for selling outdated sex enhancement medications.
Usman Amen, the NAFDAC Chief Laboratory Technologist who headed the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate team from Lagos, told reporters in Onitsha that the business was renowned for selling unlicensed and expired pharmaceuticals.
According to him, the operation was conducted out in response to a tip about criminal activity in the market.
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The business is located in the market’s Progressive Science and Associated Dealers Lane.
Mr. Amen stated that the medications contained, among others, delay viagra, afrofranil, breast enlargement, ass enhancement, rocket in pocket men gel, and tramadol.
He said: “We came from Lagos on a tip off, before we arrived here, the owner of these sex enhancement drugs abandoned his store and ran away.
“In view of this, we had to break the store and on entering inside, we saw some expired drugs, like tramadol, breast enhancer and all kinds of sexual drug enhancers.
“We ensured that we evaluated the drugs and sealed up the store.
“The owner will have to come to our office in Lagos for interrogation.
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“We also sealed the store in Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market because a particular drug we were informed about was not found but the invoice indicated when the drug was last sold.
“The second store was sealed because there were some drugs that are not allowed to be sold in the market, we evaluated them and sealed the store,” Mr Amen said.
He urged the people to be cautious, claiming that the medications being created and marketed on the market were not fit for human consumption.
George Opara, the market’s lane leader, described the dealer’s actions as “embarrassing and frightening.”
According to Mr. Opara, the market was recognized for trading in real pharmaceuticals and other products.
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He stated that the fleeing shop owner would face repercussions for indulging in illicit business and embarrassing the lane.
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