NAFDAC arrests man for selling dangerous bleaching products in Borno

In a step towards combating the rising use of harmful bleaching creams in the Northeastern part of the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) has raided a popular Monday market in Maiduguri arresting one Kabeer Mohammed for illegally mixing and selling high-concentration bleaching creams.

According to a post on NAFDAC’s official X handle on Friday, the agency stated that it would impose appropriate sanctions on the arrested individual according to regulations.

The Agency said: “To combat the rising use of harmful bleaching creams in the North-East Zone, NAFDAC raided Maiduguri’s popular Monday market, arresting  one Dr  Kabeer Mohammed for illegally mixing and selling highly concentrated  bleaching creams.”