Nigeria, May 15 -- The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in a joint operation with the police, has shut down an unauthorised organisation in Aba, Abia State, for allegedly impersonating the commission and deceiving the public.

The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday signed by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu.

The group, known as the Community Crime Prevention Initiative of Nigeria (CCPIN), was operating from 214 Aba-Owerri Road, where it claimed to be an "Authorised Consumer Protection NGO" affiliated with the FCCPC.

It had also issued public notices announcing joint surveillance activities with the commission and requested consumer complaints through unofficial phone lines...