Arrested Fake Wine Manufacturer Blames Nigerian Govt

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A fake wine manufacturer blamed the government for his crimes today, after he was busted by the Police.

Benjamin Ojukwu was arrested after a raid of his shop at Ojuwoye market, in Mushin.

He said, “I am a trained wine manufacturer. I trained in Taiwan. When I got back to Nigeria, I used the money I made from Taiwan to set up a wine factory in Nnewi. I got NAFDAC registration number and my company’s name is Benaz international Agency. The name of my wine is Lion Abel gin. My trouble started when, after four years of operating the company with my 11 workers, an electrical spark from a pole led to my factory catching fire. Everything was razed to the ground and I was left with nothing. My first wife left me and I had to return to Lagos.

“I could not start my wine business, so I went into manufacturing other brands. I did it to survive. I know what I did is wrong, but I don’t produce fake drinks. I will blame government for not supporting upcoming entrepreneurs like me. In Taiwan, after we were through with the training, their government gave them money to start up, but in Nigeria, entrepreneurs do not have support. I’m telling you this because I tried to access money from banks but it was not possible. My business can employed a lot of people but government do not take us serious.”

The state commissioner of police (CP) Imohimi Edgal, while parading the suspect, said that the arrest would reduce death associated with adulterated brevages.