NewsNAFDAC Commence Crack Down On Manufacturers, Distributors Of Kuskura

Due upsurge in the usage of intoxicants called Kuskura, herbal aphrodisiacs, alcoholic bitters, and other preparations, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide crackdown on all illegal manufacturers and distributors of the substances.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of NAFDAC while briefing newsmen in Abuja, said the measure is geared towards bringing perpetrators to book and minimizing the usage of the substances.

“The agency received a series of reports on the use of a herbal preparation popularly known as ‘kuskura’, particularly in the South West and Northern axis of the country.

“Findings from various operations carried out revealed a dangerous trend in the use of such substances laced with a high concentration of tobacco and sometimes cannabis by the populace cutting across gender and age groups, particularly artisans and okada riders, among others,” Prof. Adeyeye said.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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