of commercial quantities of Genetically Modified Cowpea to farmers without informing them on what the seeds were. Farmers went on to plant, harvest and sell the seeds without knowing they were GMCs. In September 2022, NABDA and other agencies insisted that such crops were safe for consumption and to tackle food crisis. In November 2022, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission arraigned Alex Akpa, a former acting director-general of NABDA, Famous Daunemigha, an ex-member of the Governing Board of NABDA and Wesley Ebi Siasia, an ex-director, finance and accounts of the agency, and others over alleged N400 million fraud. During the trial, they pleaded not guilty. References Biotechnology by country Government agencies of Nigeria