Task Force Intercepts Expired Seasoning In Ogun State (Pictured)

The National Task Force on Small and Light Ammunition (NATFORCE), Ogun State Command, recently intercepted a truck loaded with expired Maggi seasoning at Ogere, Remo, Ogun State. NATFORCE officials were on a routine check for small and light ammunition when the vehicle, marked Lagos BDG 368 XL, was intercepted. The team was led by the Director of Operations, Michael Chukwuemeka.

Speaking at a press briefing at NATFORCE’s office, at Idiroko, Director of Administration, Mr Oluwatosin Akinola, disclosed that the truck contained 38 cartons of unregistered Akbar Brothers Tea from Colombia, 15 bundles (30 pieces each) of suspected substandard foreign bags, three cartons of phone accessories and two units of 40 inch plasma television. The suspects said they were taking the items to Kano State.
“We have many observation points within the state, such as Igboora, Ijebu-Ode and Alamala, which is very close to Army Barracks, Oja-Odan. It is, however, because of lack of logistics and manpower we have been unable to open other observation points at Idiroko and Agbara.

“This particular arrest was made on August 16, 2015. While we were searching for small and light ammunition, which are our primary objective, when we discovered that the suspects were carrying expired Maggi food seasoning, which are not good for human consumption,” Akinola said. Akinola added that the suspects were taken to Iperu Police Station, but NATFORCE was advised to transfer the case to Sagamu Police Area Command.

According to him, the area commander ordered that the case file be transferred to Ogun State Police Headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta. He added: “We were also instructed to provide a towing vehicle because the truck has developed a mechanical fault. “We took the vehicle to Eleweran and after a brief meeting with the police; the police concluded that it is the jurisdiction of NAFDAC to further examine the products.”