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NAFDAC seals 3 alcoholic beverage factories in Jos

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February 7, 2024

NAFDAC seals 3 alcoholic beverage factories in Jos

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down three alcoholic beverage manufacturers in Jos, Plateau State’s capital, just 24 hours after imposing a ban on low-cost alcohol drinks.

Speaking to press during the raid on Tuesday, Umar Suleiman, assistant chief regulatory officer at NAFDAC, said two of the firms, Bemag Industries Nigeria Ltd and Good Life Global Beverages Ltd., were sealed for non-compliance with best manufacturing procedures.

He said the third factory, Stevenson Multi Global Ltd, was shutdown for producing banned alcoholic beverages in sachets worth N6 million, non-adherence to good manufacturing practices, and producing without NAFDAC registration.

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Suleiman noted that the raid was conducted nationwide following the January 31, 2024 deadline given by the agency in 2018 to producers of alcoholic beverages, to desist from producing alcohol in 100ml, 20ml, 30 ml, and in sachets.

He said the move became imperative to help reduce the menace of alcohol abuse in the country, especially among the youth.

In a similar vein, NAFDAC has sealed a bakery in Sokoto for repackaging other products and operating in an unsanitary environment.

Garba Adamu, the state’s NAFDAC coordinator, said the unregistered bakery was shut with assistance from security operatives.

Adamu said the owner of the bakery had been arrested and sanctioned accordingly, adding that the materials used were also confiscated.

He explained that the owner had also been educated and guided on how to register his products in line with stipulated guidelines.

NAFDAC seals 3 alcoholic beverage factories in Jos

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Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

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July 5, 2024

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Benue State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Catherine Anene

Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

Gunmen suspected to be bandits wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s middle belt State of Benue have struck again.

At least six people have been reportedly killed in attacks on Ayati and Borikyo in the beleaguered Ukum Local Government Area of the State.

Many other locals were wounded and houses were set ablaze in the attacks which happened on Wednesday afternoon.

Locals revealed that the the armed militia during the community invasion shot and killed residents indiscriminately and also burned public properties, including the Ukum Local Government Secretariat.

Many residents fled for their lives, but the unfortunate ones were hit by bullets, and several others were injured.

Properties belonging to influential and prominent people in the area, including the residence of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Paul Biam, in Zaki Biam, were also torched during the onslaught.

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After the attacks, residents, in their numbers, took to the street and blocked the Sankera-Ayati-Sai Road in protest against the perennial invasions of their homes by bandits.

The Ukum Local Government Area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was razed during the protest against attacks by gunmen.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sewuese Anene, confirmed that six people were killed and many others wounded.

She said, “Upon receipt of this information, police teams, in collaboration with other security agencies, rushed to the area and engaged these bandits who were eventually repelled.”

Meanwhile, the senator representing Benue North-East, Emmanuel Udende, has condemned the attack. He called on security agencies to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of the killings

Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

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EFCC nabs 3 fraudsters impersonating popular cleric on social media

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July 5, 2024

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EFCC nabs 3 fraudsters impersonating popular cleric on social media

Three young men identified as Odion Victor, Amos Godwin and Ayomide Michael have been arrested for impersonating Evangelist Chukwuebuka Obi of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach on the social media.

The three men had allegedly created social media platforms in the name of Evangelist Obi to defraud members of the public.

The three fraudsters were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

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Man, 67, offers two siblings N500 to defile them in Bauchi

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Man, 67, offers two siblings N500 to defile them in Bauchi

A 67-year-old man in Bauchi has been accused of defiling two teenagers and offering them N500.

The fathers of the teenagers was said to have reported the rape incident at the A’ Divisional Police Headquarters on June 22, 2024.

They reported that Mohammed lured their daughters, 17-year Safiya (not real name) and 16-year old ( not real name) of the same address into his room and had carnal knowledge of them.

Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil revealed in a statement on Friday that , during interrogation , the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and corroborated the victims’ statement.

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He added the victims further revealed that the suspect had carnal knowledge of them each, up to five times and gave them N500 each, adding that investigation was ongoing.