The Ogun State Police Command and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have launched a joint enforcement operation against alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml, as well as other unapproved products.
The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, pledged the command’s support when he received the state coordinator of NAFDAC’s Ogun Office 1, Akinwale Fagoroye, and his team at the police headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The meeting was held to strengthen collaboration between the agencies and secure police support for NAFDAC’s statewide enforcement operations.
Fagoroye said the exercise began in Abeokuta and would extend to other parts of Ogun State until full compliance was achieved.
“The target is to remove from circulation alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml,” he said.
He said the operation was intended to protect public health and reduce access to cheap, portable alcohol, particularly among children and young people.
NAFDAC teams are conducting checks at markets, motor parks, retail outlets, bars, warehouses and factories across the state, according to Fagoroye.
He said the agency would also act against fake, unregistered, substandard, adulterated, expired or wrongly labelled products, as well as facilities operating without the required approvals.
Fagoroye urged manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers to comply with the directive and cooperate with enforcement officers.
Ojajuni said the police command would provide security support for lawful NAFDAC operations. He added that the police were also enforcing the Liquor Act and other laws regulating the sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks in the state.
He said the joint enforcement would seek to prevent unlawful alcohol sales and distribution, while addressing activities that could threaten public safety and expose young people to harmful practices.
