Man jailed five years for producing counterfeit olive oil in Abia

A man identified as Okoye has been convicted of producing and distributing counterfeit Goya olive oil in Aba, Abia State.

His conviction followed an enforcement operation by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, in April 2026, during which officials uncovered a facility allegedly used for the illegal production and distribution of the fake product.

Okoye was arrested during the operation, while samples of the recovered products were taken to the agency’s laboratory for analysis. The findings subsequently formed part of the investigation that led to his prosecution.

The conviction comes months after NAFDAC warned Nigerians about the circulation of counterfeit Goya olive oil packaged in plastic bottles and presented to consumers as genuine imported products.

Man jailed five years for producing counterfeit olive oil in Abia