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The Kano State Ministry of Health Task Force Committee on Counterfeit, Fake, Substandard Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods has confiscated expired drugs worth N6.4million at Enugu Road, Sabon Gari, Kano.
The committee also intercepted 24 cartons of expired drugs and two cartons of expired biscuits valued at over N1million at Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi market.
This is contained in a statement by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Hadiza Namadi, a copy of which was made available to
The PUNCH in Kano on Thursday.
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According to the statement, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, commended the Task Force for its determination to rid the state of counterfeit, fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods.
The Kano State Government says it has concluded plans for the establishment of a Drug Abuse Management Bureau to enhance the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the state.
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Rabiu Sule, the Chairman, State Taskforce on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday, in Kano. x
“The agency will be charged with the responsibility of checking the menace of drug abuse, particularly the harmful effects, by drug addicts, in addition to the enrolment of those eligible to be reformed.
“The government plans to also establish rehabilitation centres, in addition to the existing Reformatory Centre in Kiru”, he said.
Kano task force intercepts suspected fake drugs worth N1m
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The Kano State Task Force on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs has intercepted suspected fake drugs worth one million naira at two different locations.
The Chairman of the task force, Mr Ghali Sule, who disclosed this on Sunday in Kano, said that the first consignment was intercepted at Malam Kato Motor Park.
According to him, the second consignment was discovered at the Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market.
He said that the seized drugs would be handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for further investigations.