Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,the Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has presented the result of the preliminary clinical test of chemical substances causing strange ailment in the state.
Adeyeye ,who made the presentation at the Government House in Kano during her courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje,said there are five substances involved in the development.
She said,of the five substances, only three were registered, while the remaining two were not registered.
“We still wonder how they came into the country as our investigation revealed that they were not imported into the country through our ports.
“Some of those substances are poisonous. When one takes them, he or she would find it very difficult to breathe normally, which is close to death.”
She disclosed that her agency is taking the issue seriously, and there are six Directorates engaged in figuring out a coherent and scientific explanation to it.
“The substances have citric acid. We also visited two companies that have the registered substances, but we have however put them on hold to avoid running into a hitch until after our examination,” she explained.
Meanwhile,the Kano State Task Force Committee on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods last Sunday sealed a warehouse containing about 2-trailer loads of suspected fake butter, and juices.
The seizure was made last Sunday,according to Hadiza Mustapha Namadi, Information Officer, Ministry of Health
She quoted her principal,
Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, to have reiterated the Ministry’s determination to stamp out the circulation of fake and substandard drugs and food items especially with the approach of the holy month of Ramadan.
Dr.Tsanyawa lamented that it is normally a period when some unscrupulous merchants use the opportunity of high demand to perfect their evil desire of making money by hook or crook.
