According to reports, the Nigerian
importer had placed an order for 10 by 20ft containers of caustic soda (NaOH)
from the Chinese company, but to the Christo’s amazement, the consignment was
in contrast with what it expected.
Christo Ventures Ltd is said to have
been a chemical importer recognized by NAFDAC and has a current permit to
import, N0. 1300280 of 2013 with the item, caustic soda listed as N0.15 on the
permit.
However, when the officials of the
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, upon
examination during its routine joint physical checks at the Sifax Bonded
Terminal on June 7 2013, observed that the physical characteristic and further
laboratory analysis of the consignment was in contrast with the expected
caustic soda that usually appears in pearls.
NAFDAC Director-General, Dr. Paul
Orhii, who was represented by a director in the agency, Mrs. Hauwa Keri, told
newsmen that the sand-like substance, which could be re-extracted to get hard
drugs, could also constitute serious hazards to the environment as well as
security risk.
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