The chairman of Cross River State Health Taskforce and special adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on health, Mr David Ushie said several hawkers and sellers of
He said the persons arrested claimed the products cure all manners of diseases.
On 3rd January 2023, the taskforce raided several medical centres and enforced a clampdown on suspected fake medical products in northern parts of the state. Those arraigned in Ogoja in January 2023 were the second batch of offenders. The first batch comprised of six quacks arraignment in October 2022, arrested mostly in Alladim community of Ogoja in September 2022.
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