One Christopher Nnabuihe, has been arrested in Cross River State for selling fake Peak Milk.
The 56-year-old man was arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, weekend.
Confirming the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the Coordinator of NAFDAC in the state, Dr. Isaac Kolawole, said the agency acted on a tip-off to arrest Nnabuihe.
“We have been receiving complaints of adulterated Peak milk from consumers, which made us to swing into action.
“The suspect was arrested when he was supplying the products to departmental shops. Taking such an unwholesome and questionable product may result in some form of health problems as nobody can vouch for the content of the fake product and the good hygienic practice.
“We will carry out laboratory analysis on the product.
“The agency would continue to track persons who indulge in adulteration of NAFDAC regulated products for arrest and prosecution.
“His prosecution has commenced at a Magistrate’s Court in Calabar while judgment has been fixed for November 28, 2016,” the statement added.
The suspect, a resident of 42, Cameroun Road in Calabar, confessed to the crime, saying he procured cheap powdered milk and branded it as Peak Milk, which is more expensive.
He said, “I buy the already printed (Peak Milk) 440g packs from Ariaria Relieve Market in Aba, Abia State and bring it to Calabar for refilling. I seal them up with candle light.
“One 50 kilogram of the milk will fill 27 pieces and that is two cartons and three pieces. I sell one carton of the fake Peak Milk for N6, 000 and make a profit of N1, 000 per carton.
“You can only suspect it to be counterfeit through the taste because the packaging for the fake and the original is the same,” Nnabuihe said.
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