NAFDAC Cracks Down On Kuskura, Illegal Herbal Aphrodisiacs

 

The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nation wide crackdown of all illegal manufacturers and distributors of an intoxicant called Kuskura, herbal aphrodisiacs, alcoholic bitters and other preparations.

The Director General of NAFDAC, prof

 Mojisola Adeyeye, made the disclosure

 yesterday while briefing newsmen in Abuja.

She said this is geared towards bringing

 perpetrators to book and minimize the

 usage of the substance.

The move by NAFDAC is coming on the heels

 of a recent report  by daily Trust Saturday

 On the high rise in the usage of Kuskura in

 Kaduna State.

The NAFDAC boss said finding from various

 operations carried out revealed a dangerous

 Trent in the use of such substance laced

 with high concentration of tobacco and

 sometimes cannabis by the populace cutting

 across  gender and age groups, particularly

 artisans and okada riders, among others.

Prof. Adeyeye said recently, the Agency

 received series of  report on the use of a

 herbal preparations popularly known as

 'kuskura' particularly in the South West and

 northern axis of the country.