misuse of the products.Adeyeye said from September 1, 2019, Sniper and other related products would not be sold in supermarkets and in the open markets.The statement read in part, “NAFDAC is giving a two-month notice to brand owners/distributors to recall and withdraw their products from open markets and supermarkets that do not have garden corner/shelves to the agro dealer outlets.
“The sale of Sniper insecticide and other Dichlorvos brands in open markets and supermarkets nationwide is prohibited with effect from September 1, 2019. NAFDAC is giving a six-month moratorium up to January 1, 2020 for brand owners to exhaust the products that are in various accredited agro-input dealers outlets.”
The agency ordered the mandatory listing of dealers, distributors, marketers and retailers of agrochemicals.All NAFDAC formations are expected to collect the list to ensure continual monitoring of all agro dealers in their states, the statement stated further. The agency said CropLife Nigeria, in collaboration with NAFDAC, had agreed to provide antidotes against Dichlorvos poisoning in tertiary and secondary medical centres across Nigeria, as well as the reformulation of all Dichlorvos preparation to include “bitter agents and vomiting induced agents.”
It banned the importation and manufacture of 100ml pack size of agricultural formulations of Dichlorvos with immediate effect while the hawking of all agrochemical formulations was also prohibited.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Don't think that is the solution,because there are other things a determined person can use to commit suicide. Nonetheless, social workers should be empowered to carryout their functions. They could help transform our society.
Merely dealing with the effect and not the cause. Assuming suicide victims resort to drinking of car engine oil, will government also ban sale of engine oil? Government has failed in its responsibility and it's high time it sat up and did the needful.
We should find solutions to what is causing the SuicideAwareness like mentalhealth. If we don't get to the roots, other thing would be used to commit suicide.
Oh, our dear sniper, when shall we see u again. May be in closed market.
Bhummie Hypo go wipeo! , Meanwhile what happened to lagoon Ropes and ceiling fans. The government is sick.
Is it not better t put pressure on govt t pursue goals that will better d lives of d people & NOA t educate people not t submit their minds t negative suggestions?.
I know somebody,that had mental health issue.d family gathered to send him back to d village. I insisted no, arranged for car took him to ARO in Abeokuta. Discover that his problem started when all his shop got burnt, treated him , gave drug. The guy was good , running his bus
Banning snipers is a waste time and even create awareness. 1) Nigeria is too depressing so you need to psychic yourself up. 2) government sh realize mental health is real and access to help and counselling is limited.part of health structure
Banning sniper isn't the solution to stopped suicide
This is not the root cause. Why spoiling people's businesses & the whole lot of persons employed in the company?
Hmmm naija!!
... just like banning codeine and tramadol, this is not the long lasting solution. Gamalline 20 is still there. Different products, same effect.
Shaving powder can still do the job...
Dia r many ways people commit suicide.. Not only snipper... U can as well ban rope, Bridges and devil 😈too
Lol...anyone who wants do commit suicide will also find one thing or the order to use. Pls lift the ban of our most effective insecticide
Banning Snipper, others related is not the solution to Suicide in our community. Government should dig deeper into the matter for best way out.
With or without sniper, a suicidal person will still find a way to harm him/herself unless help comes before the action is taken. Banning Sniper will not solve the problem.
What kind of decision is this? And you NAFDAC boss approved? ,Ok then, Ban 3rd mainland bridge. Ban ropes and ceiling fans. Instead of looking into the causes of the high suicide rate, you are banning sniper.
When people were jumping into d lagoon did they stop d flow of rivers? Those that stabbed themselves to death did they stop d sale of knives, what about those that hung themselves with rope, are ropes no longer sold? Old leaders with low and outdated IQ
Y not ban ropes, hypo, knife and other insecticide and substance harmful to the body in order to curb suicide. I wonder y our leaders can't comprehend this. Instead of seeking solution to end the economic problem leading to suicide. They r chasing after shadows. Nonsense&Banning
Finally
Banning sniper won't solve anything, there will always be other ways, depression is real, talk to someone, see a psychiatrist
I still saw one aboki hawking it
We should ban some people who have killed thousands of Shiites and unarmed IPOB members also, since banning is the only solution to suicide/state sponsored killings in Nigeria.... they should ban Fulani herdsmen also
They need to ban poverty too. It kills. Some people cannot afford medical care. Some are short of money to meet daily needs.. It leads to depression and anxiety which eventually kill. They need to ban ropes and the Lagoons, they should also ban knives.
Yes I am totally in support of it. There should be a designated area where it should be sold not in public places.
It is the people that are using it. and the product. Using the people
This shows how insane and myopic the government of Nigeria is. Is the ban on the product the right solution? If there exist an intelligent and reasonable government in Nigeria, the issues that should have been sorted with this are: Security, employment and service to citizens.
When will they ban ropes, blades, knives, guns and rat poison? Give people a good life, and dignity I bet you the rate of suicide will reduce.
For those that committed it on 3rd mainland bridge,wetin una go ban,its better u take ppl out of poverty n frustration trader moni nko?
That is chasing shadows.
The question he is: 1. Is sniper the cause of their death 2. Is sniper the cause of their depression that eventually leads to suicide.
Dont forget to ban lagoons, ceiling fan and ropes too.😁😁😁😁😁
Reasons Please
Banning sniper shouldnt be the right response to the socio-economic inequalities in the country..... Social issues should be given appropriate response and attention..... This government is just bereft of ideas.. Now the cockroaches are happy...
How about rat poison?
Finally DrJoeAbah campaign has been implemented.
So sniper insectide/rodenticide has claimed human lives as it victims, notably suicide style
The suspension won't work in the north. In North East sniper is sold on the streets. Farmers use it a lot. They ban codeine but the market is booming in Kaduna.
A very good initiative !
Yéyé government
Rubish! deal with the problem. Banning sniper won't solve the problem. There are many ways to end a life. Improve the economy please.
More unemployed youths have been unleashed
I don't think this will solve anything. So far as living conditions in Nigeria is still poor, depression is inevitable. Bridge the gap between rich and poor
The masses should be provided with a good standard of living and no one will think of taking their lives... EAGLE!!!
Nigeria just likes the back door. They would never address the root cause.
The fear of insesant suicide case.
Killed the means (just one way ) without killing the caused .....Nigeria Govt really lack what it takes to make it citizens happy
Thank God at last!
What make people commiting suicide should be tackled not bans of sniper would not solve suicider.
Sniper actually kills stubborn mosquitoes. Please lift the ban.
Cutting off head is not the antidote for headache na
They have not ban jumping into the lagoon and rope hanging
Common people, is this the solution to solving suicide by depressed people? They will come up with other means to commit suicide. Who comes up with these ideas, very disappointing
Address the cause and not the course.
Jokers
That will not stop the rate of suicide in the country. Before now, suicide was strange to our land, with so much of borrowed and imported cultures, our people now feel they should do as those people do. It's only God that can deliver our land. Not even FG
Total lack of strategic thinking! How many similar items are they going to restrict, including natural substances? fight the problem not the symptoms.
So banning the sell of sniper is the solution to mental depression that ultimately lead to suicide 🤔
There are a million ways to commit suicide, unfortunately for sniper company, but it doesn't make sense putting a ban on sniper.
Sniper is not the problem. The best thing to do is to tackle the cause of suicide.
Can you imagine such nonsense, Is Sniper the cause of people attempting to commit suicide Sniper is just one of the numerous methods of commiting suicide. Banning sniper is not the solution, let's get to the root. The question should be WHY DO PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE
Let them ban mosquitos, they cause malaria,Cars source of accident, gas, can burn a house and....
What will happen to the one in my house already? Should I return it?
Foolishness. Does sniper kill Nigerians or poverty and lack of promising tomorrow?
Go for the causes, do the right things. Suicide is related to mental health issues. Sniper is not the only thing use in committing suicide. Always handling issues from the wrong sides. Incompetency and misplaced priority.
Mosquitoes go kill us be that!
Sorry NAFDAC, sniper is not the only way to commit suicide. Since you people have refused to tackle the source of the problem. Keep living in denial🤷♂️
Why not ban the sale of meat since herdsmen are butchering Nigerians ?
Sniper is not the only item that can be used for suicide, tell me they will also ban insecticide when people start spraying their food. Restructuring the system of government in this country will do morw than irrelevant policies.
Ban poverty and depression not fumigation products! MBuhari and OfficialAPCNg has woefully failed. NextCable
Ban APC govt too D suicide will reduce
Does dt the solution to the suicide?
It is good but it doesn't end in banning. The ministry of Environment should ensure that monthly sanitation is being observed. This will reasonably rule off the need for sniper in the open market(s) apart from its agricultural use.. Thank you!
This country is so funny, Saniper has been in the Nigeria markets before the coming in of this government, why are we always behave abnormal in this country?
Country of clowns. So, the solution to suicide is to ban the the tool. You might as well ban sell of ropes and sleeping pills etc.
They should ban bridge too..
Stone age country 😂😂😂
Bad governance responsible not bad sniper
Sniper has not to do with the rising suicide rate... Govt should step up and address the root causes of depressions and hardships.
When you ban a product, there should be alternative product in place to serve as the use of the purpose. In my country Nigeria, they ban or stop products yet to alternative. Suicide sniper
other reasonable solutions: Stop reporting that people committed suicide using sniper.Change of name of drug.Naija and bans.Putting the company in trouble like they are at fault.
Do you even know why people take sniper for suicide ..country hardship ..fix that first .
Can secret market sale prevent this menace? Ban it absolutely I think that is the way out and apprehend the culprit after public notice of ban
They should also ban rope and the lagoon.
You don't need to ban it but educate people. Provide us with enabling environment to work.
So other insecticides are not harmful. That's not the solution to suicidal. Y cant they ban d sale of rope?
Open market! Please, where can I get the close market
Then also ban ropes, driving past the bridge where 'suiciders' plunge, overdose of sleeping tablets, etc. Jesus is coming soon
It will only make it more expensive and not solving the problem. The govt. need to fix the economy and get the citizens busy and creative. Remember the idol mind is the devils workshop
Banning sniper isn't the problem. The government should address the root cause, which includes: unemployment, poor infrastructures, inflation & high cost of goods and services plus insecurities and police brutality.
How does that stop the suicide, u should be concerned about why? And not how?
and y'all think people who wants to commit suicide won't find another alternative Sick!
Who bewitched us in Nija ? Ban this; Ban that; Military mentality, is solution to all problems! If Nafdac bans sniper in open market, will they ban raw acid too ? Government officials are simply indolent and unthinking!
Brutality and molestation! police ban from Nigeria road and street😊
Why would they ban sniper, please they should not try it all, because it's never the advise of the producer for people to drink sniper and die. The company should file a suitcase against nafdac.
This is the kind of decision you get when you have old and retarded people in position. Instead to tackle the root cause, you are bringing more casualty as the unemployed folks from that org will commit more social menace to the society. Think Think and Think
Make we talk say NAFDAC dey work. Shebi? Also ban Buhari’s cluelessness and male and female heartbreakers thenI will know that you are working
How shall we now kill mosquitoes and insecticides, not only with snipers is suicide committed. The sales of ropes too should stop.
They must also have forgotten there are over a million ways to die. When people begin to jump of 3rd mainland bridge, will they ban it too? We’ve got to get our priorities & ideas right. Now d poor people will suffer a crunch in their business b’cos unreasonable people.
This is a very stupid move. Banning sniper has ruined someone’s business, there intention making it was not for people to commit suicide but to help control pests and bugs. You haven’t just the people out of business you AC destroyed marketers livelihood.
Lol 😂 why don’t you ban ropes and knives and bridges this country is just so so funny you want to stop people from committing sucide your banning insecticides is that D reason why pple are committing suicide Nigerian govt would rather cut stems and branches instaead of D roots
And what do we have in place of sniper to tackle d notorious mosquitoes?
Shameful act
Stale thinking.. You are thinking of thinking of the Chemistry in the suicide.. What about the Government, Economics of the suicide. Una go ban tire.
Did they see the viral video of a man who committed suicide by falling from a crane unto a pavement? Why not dry up lagoons , break the bridges, ban the sale of ropes and ceiling fans, fell all the trees since you people chose to be unfortunate. Sniper is a means not the cause!!!
Is this even wise at all....this won't solve the problem or reduce the rate at which people commit suicide
After banning sniper's they are many ways of committing suicide ..
Banning Sniper or suicide?!...depression leads to suicide ....how it is committed is another story!
That's the best action to take
Yes
Please get ready to dry up the Lagos lagoon and also ban the selling of ropes since you don't know how to solve the season for the problem
Two years too late.
I really appreciate the action taken by the NAFDAC it shows their concern for the youth but Also, the cure for headache is not to cut off the head. What will happen to other means they use to take their lives (lagoon, jumping from the mast and so on)
Instead of the government to do the needful they are banning sniper,it sniper the cause to there actions?
was sniper made for suicide ? is sniper the cause of suicide no n no bans of those products are not the solution
We really have dumb decision makers in this country!
When you've leaders with blocked brain, that's what you get bcause they can't find solutions to d challenges of it ppl. If Sniper is Dangote's product, would FG ban it? How does banning Sniper reduces suicide rate? Ode dem....
Very funny administration. The company will change their name and logo that's all. You guys are not wise at all. Handle the issues facing this country. If you were not there by now all kinds of promises will be spilling from your mouth, now you have the chance
Will banning sniper stop suicide?
Mama u better advise government to improve the standard of living of Nigerians. The cost of living as a Nigerian is suicidal on it's own. Some started with lagoon. Govt should also ban bridges and lagoons to end suicide. Hahahahha
A suicidal person does not need sniper to end it all. They should also ban the sale of ropes, belts, bed sheets and all sorts that has been used for suicide as well. The govt. should improve the economy and individuals should deal with their sick mental state, then suicide ends.
Didn't ban otapiapia. We love to pretend in this country. We are not fighting the plague eating us, we are busy chasing mirage as if Sniper is the only poison readily available. There are over 1,500 ways to commit suicide.
our corrupt leaders are the main problem not the products, they should ban lagoon, ceiling fan etc.
How can this stop succide? Is Snipper the only thing succiders use? They are leaving the root cause of succide
The company producing sniper should sue this NAFDAC! Was sniper produced as an agent of suicide? Instead tackling the real problem of bad governance, you are here attacking a product by some hardworking citizens. The product was here before this sorry of a government we have now
No now, Nigeria no now..There was sniper before this time.These people are hopeless Nigerian government is d Job,food scarcity,pricess of things are high the government seems to be hopeless too.
How will this move stop/reduce the rate of suicide in the country? It's like putting a square peg in a round hole
The company should stop producing it pls since people are using it against what it's meant for.
Hypo go wipeo! , Meanwhile what happened to lagoon Ropes and ceiling fans. The government is sick.
This is Nigeria. You just ended someone’s business🤦♀️ is sniper the only means to comit suicide? I still wonder how we think 🤔 fight depression and not add more people to this mood. It’s bad very bad. They are too old. (Leaders) the older u become the slower ya brain 🤷♀️it’s bad
There are other tools people use in killing themselves. The logical way is to urgently consult and find out why people are commiting suicide and end the root.Okay, 36%of youths are jobless, the ones that have jobs are paid peanuts. Children of politicians feed fat and flourish
Banning Snipper doesnt salvage the trend...there are several ways to suicide, fight the CAUSE and not d tools used to commit it.
What happen to the products on shelve now? Will they be retrieve? Or the retailer stop selling? Or they will say 'e no dey ' when customers asking. Let's face the real social issues and leave sniper alone. Now you want the cockroaches to be rejoicing.
It doesn’t change anything ... it’s never a solution ... what sort of country is this? Do people think at all here in Nigeria? How’s is a supposed ban on An insecticide reduce the rate of suicide?
You beat a child and ask him or her not to cry.
Good move
It would reduce rates of Sniper usage but not suicide rates. Any harmful substance when ingested could be fatal to a person so the problem (mental challenges) should be tackled.
This is a welcome development, government should equally uplift the socio-economic situations of Nigerians,the reason for all the cases of suicide in this country must be investigated and addressed
Control measure is welcome development
What a nonsense I am ashamed of this government banning Snipper is far from the remedy
This is funny
They should make sure they enforce this. And while they're at it, they can also go ahead and ban ropes, razor blades, shaving powder and all order poisonous chemicals in the market as these also are suicide aids. Why do we always take stupid descisons
They will change the name
Not the solution.
Banning sniper is not the solution biko...
So if they ban sniper won't they look for another way..instead our government should make d country liveable
This won't work,except govt addresses socio economic inequality.
Common sense is not common, so NafdacAgency sef don become daft, banning Sniper is total nonsense and stupid, what a shameful thing to do
I ll advocate Banning people from walking along bridges too, in case of suicide attempt. 🤷🏾♂️
Oh yes, ban it in the open market will only make the business boom through smuggling
Why do govt agencies behave like this every time .so where would the sale be done ? Black market ? Big joke !!
Wrong move
Can't Nigeria do any thing apart from banning of good drugs and chemicals? Just because some people misuse it? One day panadol will be banned care is not taken.
Also put barricades on 3rd mainland bridge. IDIOTS!
Why nah, Onah nr know sey we dey use m kill mosquitoes make dem dey die until the country go change is not by banning sniper which brain nafdac boss get sef very senseless
Lifeless government. Is sniper the cause of the suicide cases? Useless set of people. Hopeless government.
This sounds like: Road Accident: FRSC bans sale of cars, others in open market.
What happened to DD force they better think of a better alternatives to stop this mess
What kind of unwise decision is this? Banning sniper when there are a lot of ways to kill ones self.
Is snipers for or drugs?
Better provide alternative means of buying it...I use it to kill mosquito here in Bayelsa where I'm living... Insecticide aren't working effectively as Sniper...
We will still buy it in a closed shop.
Is that the best out government could do? There are other alternatives if really one wants to commit suicide. We are looking for “a preventive measure and not a control measure” The two has a huge difference👌🏽
A step in the right direction...besides suicide market men and women misuse it to kill weevils and other insects that eat grains, beans, nuts and seeds
A clear indication of their poor mental capacity... Even at that level.. federal
There are other pesticides and other chemicals that are as lethal (or more) than sniper...,.... The main course of suicide in Nigeria is the Bad Economic clime Suicide weren't common some 6-10 years ago
Banning sniper is not the solution and it's not the only chemical use to commit suicide.
sorry to ask.. what of a market that has gates?
Sniper is not the only way people commit suicide, that is not the solution who every want to kill himself or herself will still do. Don't stop people business.