FG. Shuts down Panda supermarket in Abuja, where seafood and animals imported illegally from China.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has shut down Panda Supermarket in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.

The supermarket was shut down after an inspection of the stall by the commission on Tuesday.

Panda supermarket is one of the retail shops in Abuja.

Located in Jabi District axis of Abuja, the Federal capital city of Nigeria, the supermarket stocks products like wines, pastries, baby products, drinks, seafood among others.

Panda supermarket, which is reportedly a Chinese Supermarket where imported seafood and other animals from the Asian country are sold illegally in Jabi area of Abuja, have been shut down by the Federal Government.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in its tweet 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.

“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,”.

“The store was closed for cautionary reasons considering the Coronavirus. Products with expired and irregular shelf life were also discovered at Panda Supermarket, Jabi, Abuja.

“Regulatory activities to remove all offensive products from the Supermarket continues,” the commission said.