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According
to Punch Metro, the officers, at the market, uncovered an underground
warehouse where adulterated shoe polish estimated at N30m was stocked.
Police officers have made a stunning discovery after staging a raid at a popular market in Onitsha. Checkout what they found.
A market in Onitsha has been raided by the police in Anambra State on Wednesday.
Addressing newsmen after the exploit, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Garba Umar, said the raid followed a complaint lodged by a holder of the franchise for Kiwi polish.
He said the development was an eye opener for the command on the illegalities going on in some markets in the state.
He said the adulterated products might have been brought in through the River Niger.
“This
has brought to the fore, the need for the Police to beef up its Marine
arm and partner better with the Nigerian Navy to improve security on the
waterways”, Umar said.
He
appealed to the public to support the war against fake products by
volunteering credible information to relevant authorities while assuring
of investigations on the matter to ensure that the perpetrators were
brought to book.
The
owner of the franchise for the product, Chief Sam Anyanwutaku, decried
the huge damage the activities of such illegal manufacturers had caused
genuine businessmen.
Expressing
gratitude to the State Police Command for its prompt response,
Anyanwutaku said he reported the matter to the Police as soon as he
received a report about the development.
The
Chairman of the Market, Mr. Louis Onyeabo, absolved the market union of
any complicity in the issue, statingthat thee market dealt only in
clothing materials.
He said, “we have a standing policy against adulterated products.”
The confiscated products were later taken to the State Police Headquarters in Awka.
The
warehouse located on a 3-storey Plaza on Marine modern market, Onitsha
on the bank of River Niger, is allegedly owned by one Mr. Ebube who the
Police said was at large.
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