Nigerians have decried the recent ban on the sale of pesticide, especially Sniper and other agricultural formulations in the open market following increased cases of suicide and misuse of the products.
They told newsmen in Lagos that the ban might not help in reducing incidences of suicide, adding that it would affect the daily bread of some people who depend on the sale of the insecticide.
According to them, the ban will not tackle suicide as there are other ways to end one’s life.
Also, they expressed the belief that it would also not solve the underlying mental health conditions that led to the use of poisonous or other means for people to take their lives.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) had on July 11, announced the ban on the sale of the pesticide and other agricultural formulations or dichotomous which is from the class of the Organophosphate chemicals that were poisoning in nature and dangerous to human health.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
