The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has seized three petrol tankers transporting vegetable oil in Lagos state.
In a series of posts on X on Wednesday, the agency said it
seized the tankers around the Apapa area of the south-western state.
A clip in one of the post showed a NAFDAC official saying
that intelligence that they received led to the seizure of the trucks.
“A credible source told us that the same tanker or truck
that they used to load vegetable oil has been used or is being used for
petroleum products,” the official said.
“You know that this
is a public health issue that requires NAFDAC immediate attention and that is
why we immediately went to that area and we caught the truck being loaded and
this is the reason we went there to apprehend them and bring those trucks here
for further investigation.
“Investigation is ongoing and a lot of people have told us
that it is actually for Wharf 302 Products and Beverages. You cannot have these
two things in the same vehicle.
“It can’t bring in vegetable oil and then we are seeing tags
of petrol on them.”
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— NAFDAC NIGERIA (@NafdacAgency) August 21, 2024
NAFDAC officials have seized three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa for allegedly transporting crude edible vegetable oil. The oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot. pic.twitter.com/s3pSxV9v3t
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