Traders in the once banned popular Onitsha drug market, at the Niger Bridgehead have raised alarm over plans by fake drug dealers to take over the market and return to business.

Some traders in the market under the aegis of Concerned Bridgehead Drugs Market Traders Association raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake drug barons were trying to use the opportunity of the upcoming election in the market to return to business by foisting one of them as a leader.

The group led by Ignatius Akuma, a popular drug dealer in the market called on Governor Obiano to prevail on the state commissioner for trade and commerce, Dr Christian Madubuko to conduct a free, fair and credible election to avoid the foisting of a known fake drug barons on the market.

He said, “If you know the history of our market, you will know that the market was closed down many years ago by Prof Dora Akunyili when she was the DG of NAFDAC, because the market became notorious for fake drugs.

“What people do not know is that there is a cartel in the market that deals in fake drugs, and that cartel is now using the opportunity of the caretaker committee in the market to stage a return.

“The caretaker committee are only interested in making money for themselves, and they are not responsible to anyone. So because of that, they accept millions from this fake drug dealers who have used the opportunity to return to the market.

“Since 2018 when this caretaker committee was inaugurated, it has been paying heavily to government officials to renew their tenure every three months. They get the money they pay from these drug barons, and now that the government is ready to conduct an election, they are now trying to smuggle one of their own into the leadership of the market.”

The group warned Governor Willie Obiano and the National Agency for Food Drug Administration Regulation and Control (NAFDAC) that the state of the market in 2007, which caused NAFDAC to seal it would be child’s play because the fake drug barons are now more vicious, and this would cause deaths.

They said the solution to this would be for Obiano to warn his aides to shun bribe from contestants in the market election, but to conduct a credible election for the traders in the market to choose their leaders.

“We, traders in the market know the fake drug dealers, and if the election is free and fair, and also held during the day and not at midnight as we learnt they are trying to do, we know our traders will vote against the candidate being projected by the barons.

“If these fake drug barons return, we, who sell genuine drugs will also suffer when the market would be closed down. For us in this committee, we are not interested in any position, but our interest is to protect our business and source of livelihood, so that we will not all be seen as fake drug dealers when impunity begins to reign again in the market,” Akuma warned.

DAILY POST learnt that election into various positions in the market has been scheduled for 16th April 2020. This is coming two years after the tenure of the past administration elapsed.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/03/15/traders-at-onitsha-bridgehead-market-lament-return-of-fake-drug-cartel-alerts-nafdac/

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Good. Maybe it will put ones life into perspective... we need a life’s reality check.

Aiiyye

Fake drugs again

.....some traders raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake drug barons are coming back 

Dis cartels and crime sha
they don't value human's life, all dey r afta is money, dey even go as far as making and importing fake teething powder 4 children less dan 6 months and dey av killed many toddlers by so doing. and dem go dey shout govt bad, if govt go afta dem. u go c all dem family members on Nairaland shouting govt bad o, dem destroy dem uncle or dem papa 100M naira onitsha market drugs. crime na dem middle name. d blood of the innocent lives (especially d innocent kids) will cry on una all, una go all perish b4 una time.

For us in this committee, we are not interested in any position, but our interest is to protect our business and source of livelihood, so that we will not all be seen as fake drug dealers when impunity begins to reign again in the market,” Akuma warned.

Thanks to d honest traders, those who av d fear of God before any kind profit.

He said, “If you know the history of our market, you will know that the market was closed down many years ago by Prof Dora Akunyili when she was the DG of NAFDAC, because the market became notorious for fake drugs.

may Dora Akinluyi's soul continue to rest in perfect peace in heaven, she show dis fraudsters and criminals pepper, no wonder dey celebrated her painful death to d nation like people wey win world cup .
We miss you greatly. Great Woman.

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can u just imagine dis tribalistic bigot?
i dey talk about fact and reality him dey quote me, dey post link about anoda tribe, u still dey google link for Hausa crime 2 abi?
wit pple like una. dis country future get k leg. instead make una come togeda to fight crime and make d nation great, na foolish justification all of una go dey justify, same tin Yoruba bigots go do in dis situation.
ur head need total reboot victor. shame on u n ur link wey u dey copy. miscreant

Fake drugs. And we are the ones who end up suffering for it. No wonder the last Lonart i bought didn't work and a doctor said we now have fakes in the market

Rest in peace to Dora Akunyili. One woman mopol.

Greedy mofos... I will never trade with some clowns cos of their greedy nature, this is why I prefer trading with Aboki people, such honest people


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This is my only problem with Igbos & piglets in Nigeria. Millions of Nigerians have been killed by these agents of the Devil by the singular act of selling fake drugs to innocent victims just to claim the title of African Jews. Forgeting that Jesus son of Mary turned the tables of the Shylock Jews at Temple.
You can't be peddling death to the world & expect not to receive Python dance from KARMA.
You can't be short changing patients at the hospitals & expect not to receive second class citizen status in your country from KARMA.
A word is enough for the wise. Let's give kudos to the exceptional Igbo's that raised the alarm, for their singular act will surely save thousands innocent life's.
God bless Nigeria.

Nafdac died with Dora Akunyili. The post-Dora Akunyili "Nafdac" is an insult to the legacy she built. I don't even know who the current head of nafdac is. Dora Akunyili never publicised herself, her work and efforts spoke for her. They need to rebrand.

Not being tribalistic
But 90percent of fake products in this country
Comes directly from igbo people

Issokay

Eya

SHADY AND UNRELIABLE AS USUAL
IWTBAB your hypocrisy stinks to high heaven.
maybe if your fellow stuper stupid tribesmen with laminated brain didn't started making tribalistic comment about the incident I wouldn't have posted the link.
Good traders are exposing the bad eggs among them and all you could think of is "this people".
You should get your brain checked and your mind purged for tribalism.
Who doesn't know that during trade Union election many unfounded allegations and propaganda are used?

Your eyes were shut to see all the tribalistic comment targeted at my people but you are quick to point out the link I posted.
Crimes know no tribe, until you understand that I have nothing to discuss with you.



Nigeria: Police Nab Fake Drug Dealer
By Shaka Momodu
Lagos — A50-year-old man who claimed to be a patent
medicine dealer has been arrested by the National Agency
for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in
Ibadan, for producing fake drugs.
The man, JOSHUA ADEBAYO, who was arrested with his col
distributor, STEVEN OJEKUNLE, at their factory in Oki area
along Olodo road, produces fake Mim (300ml) Family Tonic,
a registered product.

https://allafrica.com/stories/200501250728.html

Dora is gone na what do u expect?

weren't Onitsha people against fora akunyili dat year cos of her anti fake drugs campaign?


it's time for Onitsha traders to taste their own medicine

ikorodureporta1:
Traders in the once banned popular Onitsha drug market, at the Niger Bridgehead have raised alarm over plans by fake drug dealers to take over the market and return to business.

Some traders in the market under the aegis of Concerned Bridgehead Drugs Market Traders Association raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake drug barons were trying to use the opportunity of the upcoming election in the market to return to business by foisting one of them as a leader.

RIP Dora Akunyili

Please Nyamiris should not compound our problems. Producing fake drugs to damage our organs when we re yet to recover from insecurity , and bad governance.

Exposing themselves because of greed. However, it seems NAFDAC is completely dead...

Late Dr. Dora of blessed memory rest in peace.

Not bring tribalistic
But 90percent of fake products in this country
Comes directly from igbo people[/quote4/]
not being tribalistic but 90 percent ritual killings and Yahoo boys come from Yoruba people

Yoruba ‘intellectual’ crimes in
the UK

https://www.thecable.ng/yoruba-intellectual-crimes-uk/amp

We miss Dora

YorubaKinging:
Not bring tribalistic
But 90percent of fake products in this country
Comes directly from igbo people

and what does the yorubas produce? Nothing but betrayers, backbitten,skull mining and rituals.

Wow

whytediamond:
Rest in peace to Dora Akunyili. One woman mopol.

What sanity exists today in the drugs industry today, is due to her tireless, self sacrificial efforts.

Chai

IWTBAB:
Fake drugs again
Dis people and crime sha
they don't value human's life, all dey r afta is money, dey even go as far as making a d importing fake teething powder 4 children less san 6 months and dey av killed many toddlers by so doing. and dem go dey shout govt bad, if govt go afta dem. u go c all dem family members on Nairaland shouting govt bad o, dem destroy 100M naira onitsha market drugs.

may Dora Akinluyi's soul continue to rest in peace in heaven, she show dis fraudsters and criminals pepper.

Yoruba ‘intellectual’ crimes in
the UK

https://www.thecable.ng/yoruba-intellectual-crimes-uk/amp

This is a clarion call on the NAFDAC and Anambra state government to address this threats before it's too late.

Ok

VICTORCIZA:

Yoruba ‘intellectual’ crimes in
the UK

https://www.thecable.ng/yoruba-intellectual-crimes-uk/amp

can u just imagine dis tribalistic bigot?
i dey talk about fact a d reality him dey quote me, post link about anoda tribe, u still dey google link for Hausa crime 2 abi?
wit pple like una. dis country future get k leg. instead make una come togeda to fight crime and make d nation great, na foolish justification all of una go dey justify, same tin Yoruba bigots go do in dis situation.
ur head need total reboot victor. shame on u n ur link wey u dey copy.miscreant