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Three suspects caught in the act of adulterating Bejafta Fertilizer have confessed to Men of the Security and civil defense at the Jos headquarters of the security outfit after series of investigations.
Following a tip from an informant, the three men were nabbed at Bokkos Thursday market selling the fake products to unsuspecting buyers.
Magon Caleb Titus known as (Semu), Maton Solomon is known as (Gunshot) and Sule Umar known as (Nasidi) confessed that they have been into the business of printing bags with the Bejafta brand.
They buy a good quantity of limestone to add to the original Bejafta Fertilizer and mix it to get more quantity, they said they use five original bags to make 20 bags after mixing it with the limestone.
Farmers have been complaining of low yield when the Bejafta Fertilizer plant went on a break of non-production for about a year.
The Plant resumed operations fully in September 2020
This arrest has pointed clearly how Bejafta, the farmers, and consumers of the product have been subjected to financial sabotage by activities of the adulterators of the authentic award-winning Bejafta Fertilizer.
Major farmers in Bokkos and Mangu have been complaining of low yield in the past two years.
Bejafta Fertilizer company has witnessed challenges in the last two years with internal and external forces that made the company stop production.
However, Managing Director Jacob Makwal is optimistic that the company has put in a proper control mechanism to mitigate avoidable loopholes in its administration as the company is now consistent with daily inventory for effective business activity.
The MD is advising all it’s costumers in Bokkos to buy the original and authentic Bejafta Fertilizer from it’s recognized dealers in Bokkos as he pleaded with the consumers to be patient as they see the case of adulteration to its logical conclusion with the security outfit handling the case at the moment.
Recognised Bejafta Distributors in Bokkos;
1.Alhaji Chabony -07034666665
2.Nenpal Integrated
To order directly from the Plant please call;
1.Dakon -08061184444
2.Precious -08055301306
3.Magit – 08138897400
The Federal Government recently launched the National Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 as a vital component of the Agricultural Policy of the present Administration and the bid to repositioning Nigeria’s economy from oil and gas to agribusiness.
The Act will safeguard and protect the interest of the entire Fertilizer value chain players such as manufacturers, producers, blenders, importers, distributors, and the end-user farmers in Nigeria.
