The bra, bought at Kure Market in Minna and labeled “Made in China,” led to swelling, brownish discharge from his wife’s breast, and caused their newborn to reject breastfeeding.
A former Niger State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Abubakar Katcha, has raised the alarm over what he described as a radioactive device hidden in his wife’s bra, allegedly causing serious health symptoms.
Katcha told Arewa PUNCH that the bra, bought at Kure Market in Minna and labeled “Made in China,” led to swelling, brownish discharge from his wife’s breast, and caused their newborn to reject breastfeeding.
“She didn’t know that the brazzier she bought was implanted with a radioactive substance,” Katcha said. “After some time, she started noticing swelling on her breasts and brownish discharge. The baby could no longer suck the breast milk.”
The ex-commissioner said that on May 18, 2025, his wife discovered a small battery and another component sewn into the bra. “When both are joined together, they produce high radiation, and it is that high radiation that causes cancer,” he claimed.
He urged the government to investigate imported products. “These people producing these brazziers want to ignite cancer in our women so that they will patronise their medical facilities and medications,” he alleged.
Katcha called for stricter regulation of imported goods to protect public health.