The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, notorious for producing fake alcoholic drinks, carbonated beverages, and food products.

NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement described the raid, the second in two years, as “the most decisive action in the history of the market,” saying NAFDAC also uncovered and confiscated fake and substandard food and beverages worth over ₦5 billion in its latest operation tagged Operation Clean Up Aba.

During the operation, over 240 makeshift factories were said to have been discovered, producing counterfeit products under unsanitary conditions, using harmful chemicals, contaminated water and recycled bottles to manufacture fake versions of popular brands, including Hennessy, Seaman Schnapps, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Peak Milk and Hollandia Yoghurt.

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