The Nigerian Government has raised alarm over black market for illegal vaccination certificate procurement in the country.
Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on COVID-19, raised the alarm during the committee’s media briefing in Abuja,
He disclosed that arrangements were in place to vaccinate 50 percent of Nigerians by the end of January 2022, revealing that the Committee had reliable intelligence, which had proven that an illegal market had been created in the country, from where person who had not been properly vaccinated are now procuring vaccination certificate, meant to be issued to people who had been fully vaccinated.
Mustapha assured that no vaccination certificate illegally procured would scale scrutiny whenever the need arises as all vaccination records have to be verified as authentic at every relevant point.