Written by Hassan Ibrahim, Kaduna
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested one Mr Uche Nnaji in Zaria, Kaduna State, for producing and selling illegal assorted alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, during its routine surveillance recently.


The production of the fake drinks was being carried out at 11, Ibo Road, and sold in a shop operated by his wife, located at 20 Ibo Road, Sabon Gari.
A statement by the public relations officer, North West zone, Jessica Okwuchi, made available to newsmen in Kaduna, the production room was a ram-shackled mud block structure with its ceiling falling down and its environment unhygienic for the production of such drinks.
At the backyard various sizes of empty bottles, mostly in 750ml, were found.
The illegal products were Seaman's Schnapps, Lord's dry gin, famous distilled dry gin, First Lady, the sparkling grape juice, Capel, First Heaven and other assorted drinks which were deceitfully labeled.
Also discovered were liquid suspected to be ethanol and prepared wine in GP tanks.
There were assorted packaging materials of various drinks, like the neck bottle foil wrap, neck of bottle labels, crown corks, cork wire mesh and body of bottle labels.
The unit head of the agency, Mr Innocent Ahemen, said the suspected ethanol and prepared wine were destroyed, while the assorted packaging materials and cartons of drink found were seized.
Source: http://odili.net/news/source/2010/dec/14/613.html

Nigerians and their grammar. Its not a fake brewery, its an illegal pirate brewery. As long as its products are alcoholic, then its not a fake brewery.

the issue is that they were pirating other people's drinks. Thats cause for alarm. what makes us sure we have not drunk some "fake" coca-cola