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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered and sealed a warehouse stocked with 88,560 litres of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acid, used for explosives in Kano.<\/p>\n

The Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the facility on Wednesday in Kwakwachi, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.<\/p>\n

Adeyeye, represented by the Director of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC, Dr Martins Iluyomade, said the warehouse contained 60,000 litres of sulphuric acid at 90.5 per cent, and 28,560 litres of nitric acid at 68 per cent, alongside 330 empty jerricans whose contents had been dispensed to unknown persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have seen here is mind-boggling, I don\u2019t think I have ever seen this quantity of concentrated nitric and sulphuric acid together in one place like this before,\u201d Adeyeye said.<\/p>\n

The DG explained that the chemicals were discovered by vigilant NAFDAC officers, adding that upon arrival, only the warehouse manager, an employee, was found and arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe owner is not listed as a chemical marketer. We keep a database to monitor the importation, use, and disposal of such chemicals. These acids are controlled chemicals that are not to be handled by just anybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cImporting such chemicals requires clearance from the National Security Adviser and permits, none of which the owner possessed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPermit and clearance is important because these chemicals are used to manufacture explosives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe volume we have here is enough to destroy the whole of Kano if mishandled,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n

According to her, the agency is currently interrogating the arrested warehouse manager to trace the owner, who is still at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will ensure that he is brought to justice. He needs to explain how these chemicals were imported, and who he was supplying them to. This is a serious national security issue,\u201d she lamented.<\/p>\n

Adeyeye assured that the chemicals would be destroyed properly in line with regulatory procedures to safeguard public safety.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered and sealed a warehouse stocked with 88,560 litres of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acid, used for explosives in Kano. 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