Kano govt seizes cartons of deadly, unregistered herbal drugs, arrests five suspects
The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Usman Tijjani, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano also confirmed that five suspects were arrested in connection with the circulation of the unregistered herbal drug.
Tijjani said the herbal drug worth hundreds of thousands of Naira, popularly called: “Akurkura,” was allegedly marketed and distributed in the state by the suspects. He further explained that the drugs were seized in Kano metropolis during a joint operation conducted in collaboration with the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board and Kano State Consumer Protection Council .
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