NAFDAC nabs fake Cameroonian doctor

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has nabbed a Cameroonian who specialised in prescribing, selling and administering unregistered Chinese drug products to unsuspecting members of the public.The man, Justin Sitamze who claimed to be a doctor was arrested at his illegal clinic situated within the central mosque premises in Ajegunle metropolis of Lagos State by a team of operatives from the Enforcement Directorate of the Agency.Acting on a tip-off and after a successful surveillance of the area, the officials swooped on the premises where the suspect was caught right in the act along with three of his staff.The director of enforcement, Mr. Garba Macdonald who disclosed this after the exercise said that the suspect was operating the illegal clinic by carrying out consultations and tests on his patients using some electronic medical devices after which he prescribed and administered the unregistered Chinese drug products for the treatment of the ailment he claimed to have diagnosed for a fee.Garba while condemning the activities of the suspect revealed that his officers had been on his trail following information from some concerned members of the public about the location of the clinic which they suspected was not genuine. He informed that the drugs had been confiscated and sampled against him for further investigations by the police who have taken custody of him.The Director then appealed to the public to be weary of such people and ensure they purchase their drugs from licensed pharmacies and recognised patent medicine stores. He added that the drugs recovered from the illegal clinic were labeled in Chinese language without English interpretations warning that their quality could not be guaranteed by NAFDAC for human consumption.In his statement, the suspect, Sitamze admitted to the crime arguing that he was trained in China and licensed as a trado-medical practitioner.
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