Federal government shuts down Chinese super market over fears of coronavirus

The federal competition and consumer protection commission has shut down Chinese-owned panda supermarket in the Jabi area of Abuja as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The FCCPC said in a series of tweets that it had confiscated some frozen food items illegally imported from China.

The pictures of some of the frozen food items posted on twitter showed that they had expiry dates of 2089.

This further aroused suspicion that they were not certified by NAFDAC.

The agency said in a series of tweets, that the supermarket, discriminated and had a concealed area for Asian nationals.

The federal government had earlier in the week assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus.