A Supermarket in
Abuja, reportedly a Chinese supermarket where imported seafoods and other
animals from the asian country are illegally sold in the Jabi Area of Abuja,
have been shut down.
Tweeting about this
development on Twitter, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection
Commission (FCCPC) disclosed that the supermarket was shut down as a
precautionary measure to the outbreak of coronavirus.
It was also discovered
that some of the products sold at the supermarket had 2089, 2073, 2037, 2018
and 2019 expiry dates.
The tweets read;
“FCCPC inspected Panda
Supermarket; Jabi on credible reports that it discriminated and had a concealed
area for Asian nationals. Allegation confirmed, seafood and animals imported
illegally from China discovered,” it tweeted.
“Store closed in
abundance of caution considering coronavirus. Products with expired and
irregular shelf life were also discovered at Panda Supermarket, Jabi, Abuja
yesterday.
“Regulatory activities
to remove all offensive products from the Supermarket continues.”