Mr. Bola Fashina, spokesman of SON said they had earlier received a letter from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) of Nigeria regarding the Chinese-origin drug.
Accordingly, the NIA letter said that on September 30, the Korean Customs Service confiscated 2,715 Chinese capsules containing human remains from fetuses, infants and meat imported into the country by some Chinese people. Manufacturers claim that these drugs can increase stamina, cure cancer, diabetes and some other incurable diseases.
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety says 18.7 billion viruses, including hepatitis B virus, were found in Chinese killer pills.The pills were smuggled in suitcases via international mail.
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| Medicines "containing human ingredients" were confiscated by South Korean authorities and kept at the South Chungcheong Provincial Police. Photo:EPA. |
According to the NIA investigation, the pills were filled with flesh powder taken from dead children. The bodies were cut into small pieces and dried on stoves before being processed into powder in northeast China.
The NIA has alerted several relevant agencies including the SON, the Nigerian Food and Drug Administration and Customs Service about the Chinese drug in circulation. In addition, these agencies should step up monitoring of goods and packaging of drugs imported into the country.
The NIA also stressed that making drugs from human flesh and consuming them is an inhuman crime that can lead to serious health hazards.
This shocking news confirms that Nigeria will pay a heavy price for allowing her country to become a dumping ground for cheap, foreign-made products. Unfortunately, this includes the Federal Government and other African countries that are eager to avail Chinese loans and other financial services without thoroughly examining the conditions attached that could jeopardize the national economy. The NIA said it is conducting further investigations to get the details.
This is not the first time that drugs made from human fetuses and flesh have been sold on the market. In 2011, Chinese officials launched an investigation into the production of drugs made from dead fetuses.
In 2012, thousands of similar drugs were confiscated in South Korea. Most were imported from northeastern China. Some were hidden in boxes of legitimate medicines. The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that the capsules were sold for 40,000 to 50,000 won at some herbal medicine stores.
Experts say the problem stems from superstitious beliefs that consuming baby body parts will give people special physical strength or that they have curative effects./.
