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Kano State Consumer Protection Council, (KSCPC)in its continuous effort to rid the state of fake and substandard drugs, has confiscated fake drugs worth over N150 million in the state.
Disclosing this on Thursday in Kano, the Acting Managing Director, Hon. Dr Baffa Babba Dan’agundi, shortly after a raid on a warehouse leading to seizure at Ungogo LGA of the state said the state would not relent in its effort to curb activities of disgruntled elements who engaged in this shady businesses.
In his words, the council carried out the raid after a tip-off from a resident of the area who supplied them with credible information on activities of some persons into fake drugs in the area.
Maiduguri and the surrounding communities were thrown into total darkness after suspected members of the Boko Haram sect attacked an electricity tower supplying power to the city and disconnecting it from the national grid.
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The federal government has begun the replacement of electricity supply equipment destroyed by insurgents in Maiduguri, Borno State, on January 17, 2021.
Maiduguri and the surrounding communities were thrown into total darkness after suspected members of the Boko Haram sect attacked an electricity tower supplying power to the city and disconnecting it from the national grid.
It was the second time in three months that the outlawed sect would be attacking the power transmission line to Maiduguri, the state capital.
Specifically, the 330kV transmission line between Maiduguri and Damaturu was affected by the attack while the Damboa – Maiduguri 132kV transmission line was equally disconnected from the grid.
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