Tuesday October 20, 2026
By SituationREPORT
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered a suspected counterfeit alcoholic drinks production facility valued at over N500m in Aba, Abia State.
The agency said the facility, located at No. 25 Omenazu Street, was operating under unhygienic conditions, with suspected counterfeit packaging materials, empty bottles, ethanol and unidentified liquid mixtures found during the operation.
NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement on Monday via its X handle, noting that the suspected operator fled on the arrival of its officials, abandoning a vehicle containing packaging materials bearing the names of Sir Edwards Scotch Whisky and Scottish Hills Whisky.
The agency said its officials recovered sealing machines, bottle caps, cartons, tanks containing various liquid mixtures and dirty sieves suspected to have been used in the production process.
“Plastic buckets and 200-litre drums containing ethanol and tree bark immersed in ethanol were also discovered, raising serious concerns about the safety and quality of the products being produced,” the statement read.
NAFDAC added that a drum containing approximately 200 litres of liquid was found in the abandoned vehicle, alongside empty bottles and other suspected counterfeit packaging materials.
It estimated the value of the equipment, materials and other components recovered from the facility at over N500m.